Category Archives: Sandwiches

Warm Turkey Sandwich with Caramelized Onions

The caramelized onions make this taste totally different than just a regular turkey sandwich – it’s such a filling and satisfying sandwich that it makes just as good a dinner meal as it does lunch. You might even want to serve it open faced and add a tablespoon or so of turkey gravy. This has enormous flavor.

Warm Turkey Sandwich with Caramelized Onions
Warm Turkey Sandwich with Caramelized Onions

4 servings
267 calories per serving

1 T oil
2 medium sized onions, sliced thinly
Salt and pepper to taste
24 slices thin deli turkey (Oscar Mayer makes a great pre-packaged deli turkey)
4 Arnold Select Thins (thin rolls)
4 T low fat mayo
4 butter or green leaf lettuce leaves

Heat oil in a skillet and then cook onions 5 minutes on high heat. Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking 20 minutes or until golden brown. You may need to add hot water a tablespoon at a time to keep them from drying out. When done, season with salt and pepper. Remove from pan and keep warm.

Place turkey in pan to briefly heat it. Then place it onto rolls that have been spread with mayo. Top with onions and add lettuce leaves.

Tomato and Mozz Panini

Another from the stable of easy grilled cheese sandwiches – I do so many in the very similar way of cooking – but each is stuffed with different types of ingredients and gives you a whole different taste treat. This one is like easting a Caprese Salad.

Tomato and Mozz Panini
Tomato and Mozz Panini


1 serving
330 calories per serving

1 Arnold sandwich thins roll (only 100 calories!)
4 thin slices of tomato
3 oz. low fat mozzarella, thinly sliced
1 T basil, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Pam
ICBINB Spray

Place cheese on bottom bun, then add tomatoes and finally basil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and close sandwich and spray each side with a few squirts of ICBINB Spray. Spray a hot skillet with Pam. Heat each side of the sandwich 2-3 minutes or until golden and cheese is melted.

Garbanzo Burgers

When you’re in the mood for a spicy patty on a bun try a veggie patty instead of meat once in a while. Black bean burgers have always been a favorite of mine – now I have an alternate….garbanzo burgers. At only 56 calories, add a 100 calorie bun and have two 🙂

Garbanzo Burgers
Garbanzo Burgers

4 servings
56 calories per serving

1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans (also called chick peas or cece beans), rinsed and drained
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 carrot, grated
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 red chile pepper, seeded and minced
2 T chopped cilantro
1 T tahini paste (a sesame seed paste much like peanut butter is a peanut paste)
Salt and pepper to taste
Pam

Place garbanzos, peppers, carrots, garlic, red chile pepper, cilantro, tahini, salt and pepper in a food processor and pulse until ingredients are mixed evenly. If the mix is too dry, add a few drops of water. Refrigerate the mix 1.2 hour or more.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. Make 4 burgers out of the bean mix and place on sheet. Bake 20 minutes, flip and cook another 10 minutes. You can also fry these in a medium skillet sprayed with Pam.

Greek Sub

So much flavor !!! And I just love using cucumber instead of lettuce on a sandwich. This is a great lunch.

Greek Sub
Greek Sub

1 serving
399 calories per serving

1 small club roll
4 slices thin deli sliced lean ham (Oscar Mayer pre-packaged meats are great)
4 slices thin deli sliced lean turkey (Oscar Mayer pre-packaged meats are great)
2 T low fat crumbled feta cheese
4 thin slices cucumber
3 kalamata olives, slices (or black olives)
1 T low fat balsamic vinaigrette
¼ t oregano flakes

Place meats on roll. Top with cucumbers. Combine cheese, olives and dressing and pour over sandwich. Sprinkle with oregano.

Barbecued Beef Sandwich

This reminds me of a good old Arby’s Roastbeef sandwich. This is a SUPER portion of meat combined with tangy BBQ sauce and it makes a great lunch ! Just meat and bread – that’s the way it should be sometimes !

Barbecued Beef Sandwich
Barbecued Beef Sandwich

1 serving
325 calories per serving

8 slices thin deli sliced lean roast beef (Oscar Mayer pre-packaged meats are great)
2 T barbecue sauce
1 small club roll

Place meat in a small skillet with barbecue sauce and quickly heat. Place on roll and enjoy !

Submarine Best

A great sandwich that doesn’t send you over the top with calories – tasty, filling, and a great portable lunch.

Submarine Best
Submarine Best

1 serving
395 calories per serving

1 small club roll
4 slices thin deli sliced lean ham (Oscar Mayer pre-packaged meats are great)
4 slices thin deli sliced lean turkey (Oscar Mayer pre-packaged meats are great)
2 slices Kraft fat free singles
½ green pepper, sliced thinly
2 slices tomato
2 T sliced black olives
1 T fat free balsamic vinaigrette

Place meats and cheese on roll. Top with peppers, olives and tomatoes then drizzle with dressing.

Turkey Burger with Avocado

The avocado topping brings back much needed moisture to an often dry turkey burger. Feel free to add tomato and onion slices – they carry a minimum of calories. If you can’t get your hands on a nice ripe avocado, substitute Wholly Guacamole (a super fresh guac available in the refrigerator section of your market).

Turkey Burger with Avocado
Turkey Burger with Avocado

2 servings
330 calories per serving

2 turkey burgers (Jennie-O)
2 100 calorie buns (Arnold Select Sandwich Thins – multi grain)
Pam
1/2 c worth of avocado slices (about 6 slices) – or use some Wholly Guacamole (available at most markets)
garlic powder
salt and pepper

Heat a pan on medium high. Remove from heat to spray with Pam. Heat frozen burgers according to package instructions (you can alternately grill or broil the burgers, but cook them slow so they do not dry out). When done, place on a bun and add 3 slices of avocado on the top.

This makes the job of making avocado slices a breeze – tools such as these make perfect slices all the time !

‘Sausage’ and Pepper Sandwich

The Morningstar Farms sausage links are made out of all veggies – the consistency is not quite there, but the sausage flavor is AWESOME. When placed on a nice big roll and smothered in peppers and onions, you don’t even realize that you are not eating real sausage ! This is a great way to still have one of your favorites but have a guilt free version.

'Sausage' and Pepper Sandwich
'Sausage' and Pepper Sandwich

1 serving
375 calories per serving

4 bell peppers, cut into thin strips
1 large onion, sliced thin
1 T oil
Pam
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 t garlic powder
1/4 t onion powder
hot water

1 link Morningstar sausage heated according to package instructions
1 small club roll

Place oil in large skillet and heat to medium high. Put onions in pan and saute 5 minutes. Move onions to the side, remove pan from heat and spray skillet with Pam. Return to heat and add peppers to skillet. Let cook down a little and then season with all the spices. After about 5 minutes, lower heat to medium and continue cooking to desired doneness. I like mine pretty soft and let them cook a good 20 minutes. If you do the same, you will likely need to add a couple tablespoons of hot water a couple times during the cooking process so that the veggie stay moist and do not burn.

Place sausage on roll and top with peppers and onions.

Easy Caprese Panini

Caprese is a style of salad made with tomatoes, basil and mozzarella – here we place it all in a sandwich and heat it up so that all the flavors intensify.

Easy Caprese Panini
Easy Caprese Panini

1 serving
329 calories per serving

1 Arnold Sandwich Thins bun
1 T prepared low fat pesto
2 tomato slices
2 oz. part skim mozzarella cheese
3 large basil leaves
ICBINB Spray
Pam

Spread pesto inside roll and add tomato, cheese and basil. Spray the outsides of the buns with a few spritizes of ICBINB spray. Spray a pan with Pam and heat to very hot. Add sandwich and grill2 minutes. Flip and grill another 2-3 minutes.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

The mustard and Cajun flavoring give this sandwich a nice zing. It would taste just as good served cold, but grilled is good too !

Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Grilled Chicken Sandwich

1 serving
250 calories per serving

2 slices 45 calorie whole wheat bread
1 tsp. dijon mustard
6 slices shaved deli chicken breast, Cajun flavored
2 slices tomato
1 slice Fat Free Kraft Singles Cheese
ICBINB
Pam

Make sandwiches. Spray skillet with Pam and heat. Spray outside of each slice of bread with 5 spritzes of ICBINB Spray. Grill 3 minutes each side.

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