Recipes

Cobb Sandwiches

Cobb Sandwiches

Similar to the famous Cobb Salad, this sandwich boasts the same stack of great ingredients: chicken, bacon, tomato, avocado, and blue cheese.
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Ingredients

Makes 4 servings / Prep: 15 min., Grill: 10 min., Chill: 30 min.

Instructions

  • Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place in a shallow dish.
  • Combine oil, vinegar, and mustard; pour over chicken.
  • Cover chicken, and marinate in refrigerator at least 30 minutes, turning occasionally.
  • Drain chicken, discarding marinade.
  • Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill over medium-high heat (350° to 400°).
  • Grill chicken, covered with grill lid, 5 minutes on each side or until done.
  • Let chicken stand until cool to touch; cut chicken diagonally into thin slices.
  • Slice avocado, and sprinkle with lemon juice.
  • Spread mayonnaise evenly on 1 side of each bread slice.
  • Layer 4 slices of bread with lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese, bacon, and chicken; top with remaining bread slices.
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Course; Chicken / Sandwiches

Avocado Sandwiches Deluxe

Avocado Sandwiches Deluxe

Stir up a pitcher of iced tea, and take these sandwiches out to the patio on a pretty day.
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Ingredients

  • Makes 2 servings / Prep: 20 min.
  • 1 avocado cut into 8 wedges
  • ¼ cup Italian dressing
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 4 oatmeal or whole wheat bread slices toasted
  • 2 1-ounce processed American cheese slices
  • 4 thin tomato slices
  • ½ cup alfalfa sprouts

Instructions

  • Toss avocado wedges gently with Italian dressing; drain well, reserving dressing.
  • Spread mayonnaise evenly over 1 side of each bread slice.
  • Top 2 bread slices evenly with American cheese slices, tomato, avocado, and alfalfa sprouts.
  • Drizzle sandwiches evenly with reserved Italian dressing, and top with remaining 2 bread slices.
  • Serve immediately.
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Course; Sandwiches
Diets; Vegetarian

Turkey Wraps

Turkey Wraps

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Ingredients

Makes 4 servings / Prep: 25 min.

Instructions

  • Heat tortillas according to package directions.
  • Stir together cranberry sauce and mustard, and spoon mixture evenly down center of each tortilla.
  • Combine turkey and next 3 ingredients; spoon evenly over cranberry mixture.
  • Top each evenly with lettuce, and roll up.
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Course; Turkey / Wrap’s

Turkey-Cranberry Croissants

Turkey-Cranberry Croissants

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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings / Prep: 20 min.

Instructions

  • Stir together first 3 ingredients until blended.
  • Spread evenly on cut sides of croissants.
  • Place lettuce and turkey on croissant bottoms; spread with cranberry sauce, and cover with croissant tops.
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Course; Bread / Brunch / Turkey

Bat Sandwiches

Bat Sandwiches

A bat-shaped cookie cutter turns these delicious little sandwiches into Halloween Party fare. You can also adapt this recipe for other festive occasions by using cookie cutters shaped as a Christmas tree, heart, or Easter egg.
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Ingredients

Makes 24 sandwiches / Prep: 30 min.

  • 3 cups 12 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 1 8-ounce container chive-and-onion cream cheese, softened
  • 1 4-ounce jar diced pimiento, drained
  • ½ cup chopped pecans toasted
  • 24 whole wheat or pumpernickel bread slices

Instructions

  • Stir together first 4 ingredients.
  • Using a 3- to 4-inch bat-shaped cutter, cut 2 bats from each bread slice.
  • Spread about 2 tablespoons filling over each of 24 bats.
  • Top each with remaining 24 bats.
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Course; Sandwiches

Green Chile-Pimiento Cheese

Green Chile-Pimiento Cheese

A poblano pepper and green chiles enliven this favorite sandwich spread that will keep in your refrigerator up to a week. Slather it on sandwiches or celery sticks per your cravings. For the creamiest blend possible, we recommend grating the cheese yourself rather than using preshredded.
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Ingredients

Makes about 6 cups / Prep: 15 min.

  • 2 8-ounce blocks extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 8-ounce block Monterey Jack cheese with peppers, shredded
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 4.5-ounce can chopped green chiles
  • 1 4-ounce jar diced pimiento, drained
  • 1 medium poblano chile pepper seeded and minced
  • ¼ small sweet onion minced
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  • Stir together all ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Store in refrigerator up to a week.
  • Green Chile-Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches: Spread ½ cup cheese mixture on 6 to 8 white bread slices; top with bread slices.
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Course; Cheese / Sandwiches

Miniature Tomato Sandwiches

Miniature Tomato Sandwiches

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Ingredients

Makes 16 appetizer servings / Prep: 10 min.

Instructions

  • Cut baguette into 16 slices.
  • Stir together mayonnaise, cream cheese, basil, â…› teaspoon salt, and â…› teaspoon pepper; cover and chill 8 hours, if desired.
  • Spread cheese mixture on 1 side of each baguette slice.
  • Top evenly with tomatoes, and sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
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Course; Cheese / Sandwiches
Diets; Vegetarian

Cucumber Sandwiches

Cucumber Sandwiches

These petite sandwiches are a classic for showers and teas.
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Ingredients

Makes 16 sandwiches / Prep: 10 min.

  • 1 large cucumber peeled, seeded, and grated
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 small shallot minced
  • ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1 16-ounce loaf sandwich bread, crusts removed

Garnish:

Instructions

  • Drain cucumber well, pressing between layers of paper towels.
  • Stir together cucumber, cream cheese, and next 3 ingredients.
  • Spread mixture evenly over half of bread slices.
  • Top with remaining bread slices.
  • Cut sandwiches in half diagonally.
  • Garnish, if desired.
  • Store sandwiches in an airtight container.
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Course; Sandwiches

Savory Petits Fours Sandwiches

Savory Petits Fours Sandwiches

Use a combination of white and whole wheat bread slices to add visual interest to these sandwiches.
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Ingredients

Makes 4 dozen / Prep: 1 hr.

  • Curried Chicken Salad Spread
  • 36 whitebread slices very thin or whole wheat bread slices
  • Ham-and-Olive Salad Spread

Garnish:

  • Decorative Cream Cheese Topping

Instructions

  • Spread about ¼ cup Curried Chicken Salad Spread on 1 side of each of 6 bread slices.
  • Top each with 1 bread slice; spread slices with an additional ¼ cup Curried Chicken Salad Spread, and top each with 1 bread slice.
  • Trim crusts from sandwiches; cut each into fourths.
  • Repeat procedure with remaining 18 bread slices, using Ham-and-Olive Salad Spread.
  • Garnish, if desired.
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Course; Sandwiches