If you ever needed an excuse to eat a sandwich for dinner, consider this it.
Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe
There are so many reasons to embrace sandwiches for dinner.
These 22 sandwiches are (mostly) cooking-free and come together quickly.
Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe
Toast the bread or not.
Grilled Chicken Caprese Sandwich
Simply Recipes / Hannah Zimmerman
So summery!
A smear of pesto on the ciabatta punches up the flavor.
Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel
One sandwich serves four.
Grilled Cheese BLT
What a mashup!
All the things you love about a BLT, but with melty cheddar added to the mix.
Simply Recipes / Hannah Zimmerman
To keep it simple,microwaveorair-fry your bacon.
Caesar Chicken Wrap
Do you have bottled Caesar dressing?
Do you have cooked chicken breast?
Simply Recipes / Lori Rice
Add Romaine and tortillas and you’re golden.
No worries, our recipe has a way to make it all from scratch, if you prefer.
Chickpea Panini
So, it turns out that in Italy, a panini is not always grilled.
Aaron Hutcherson
This ungrilled panini, stuffed with a creamy yet healthful chickpea filling, ensures you have a no-cook meal.
Reuben Sandwich
Simply Recipes founder Elise Bauer says, “This makes one-half cup of dressing.
So, reserve half and refrigerate for a later use.”
Sally Vargas
Made on a large loaf of Italian bread, it serves 6!
A dash of curry powder adds some zing to traditional egg salad.
Want to make it even more interesting?
Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel
Add some optional chopped bell pepper, pickles,capers, or chopped cooked bacon.
you might customize it with chopped apples, grated carrots, scallions, and other mix-ins to your liking.
It’s like the classicsalade Nicoisein sandwich form.
Nick Evans
Its name means bathed bread.
What is the bread bathed in?
Mash the chickpeas and mix them with celery, capers, mayo, and mustard.
Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe
Add the salad to a sandwich along with mashed avocado, tomato, and crunchy almond slivers.
(Don’t throw away the liquid drained from the chickpeas.
It’s calledaquafabaand it has many culinary uses!)
Soleil Roth
The recipe makes enough for two sandwiches and comes together in just 10 minutes.
Avocado Lettuce Tomato Sandwich (ALT)
No b with your l & t?
Them’s fighting words.
Nick Evans
Unless you replace the bacon with avocado.
Then you have a fresh spin on a classic sandwich.
Of course, you’ve got the option to also add some bacon.
Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek
No one’s stopping you.
If you make a pork roast, this is THE way to use up your leftovers.
The addition of cottage cheese.
Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas
It adds more protein, plus a creaminess and richness.
The salad also gets some crunch from chopped celery and chopped red onion.
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
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Don’t tell anyone from Philly!
Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas
The aromatic green herb tarragon adds flavors of licorice, eucalyptus, vanilla, and pepper.
Dried cranberries add a little sweetness.
This salad works great between two hearty slices of whole grain bread, or whatever bread is your fave.
Sally Vargas | Art Banner Credit: Elena Resko
The greens in question are wilted baby spinach, but any old green could work in the clean-out-the-fridge bonanza.
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
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Marta Rivera
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Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker
A Seussian sandwich that proves we not only like green eggs and ham, but love it. The greens in question are wilted baby spinach, but any old green could work in the clean-out-the-fridge bonanza.
