Club Sandwiches Two Ways (Vegetarian or Meaty)

Karen — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:53:41 +0000

Club Sandwiches are so easy to make for a mixed vegetarian and carnivore group. Mix up the turkey (or Tofurky), ham (or veggie ham), and the bacon (or tofu bacon), pay attention to the mayo if you’re serving vegans, and voila! Vegetarian Club Sandwiches or Classic Club Sandwiches!

Tall sandwiches but not a tall order.

We’ve evolved a lot as a family since I first launched Kitchen Treaty all the way back in 2012. My husband has remained steady – meat all the way, but willing to eat just about anything, including tofu. Gotta love him. My kiddo is very … selective. And I, I’ve been a vegetarian for 20 years now, a vegan for some of those years, someone who ate eggs but no dairy for a handful of years, and now, I’m happy to say I’m able to eat some dairy again, which is pretty awesome, because I missed cheese. And that is the very high-level view of how my diet has changed over the years. 😅

My evolving diet has made it difficult to remain true to one niche – you’ll find a wide variety of recipes on Kitchen Treaty – but one thing that has remained true is that dinnertime in our house generally means two or three versions of a meal.

So I lean into my original One Dish Two Ways recipes pretty hard … and we make a lot of chicken nuggets, grilled cheeses and quesadillas for the kiddo.

This sandwich is a great super fast, super easy meal for my hubby and I. My kid isn’t quite on board with sandwiches (other than grilled cheese), but sourdough and bacon are on the approved list, so we’re getting there.

What is a Club Sandwich?

The club sandwich is an iconic sandwich with turkey, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. What sets club sandwiches apart are the layers – with two sandwiches in one and three slices of bread, club sandwiches need a toothpick to hold it altogether and an enthusiastic eater to make their way through the layers.

It’s easy to make club sandwiches vegetarian or vegan! Just use meat substitutes, my delicious recipe for tofu bacon, and, if vegan, vegan mayo. Perfect!

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Club Sandwiches

This epic sandwich is both tasty and easy to make. We love it for our mixed-diet home – my husband the carnivore gets the meaty version, I get the vegetarian, and everyone wins!

Prep Time 10

Servings sandwiches

Calories 376kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

12 pieces thin-sliced sourdough bread
8 slices bacon or tofu bacon*
2 tomatos thinly sliced
8 lettuce leaves washed and dried; I like romaine or green leaf lettuce
8 tablespoons mayonnaise or vegan mayo
4 ounces sliced turkey or tofurky or other veggie turkey
4 ounces sliced ham or hickory-smoked tofurky or veggie ham
1 dash salt to taste
1 dash pepper to taste

Instructions

Toast the bread. Smear each slice with mayonnaise – I find that about two tablespoons per sandwich (which would be two tablespoons divided between three slices of bread) is perfect, but I like a generous smear of mayo, so adjust according to your tastes.
Top 8 of the bread slices with the turkey (or veggie turkey), then the ham (or veggie ham), lettuce, tomato, and bacon. Dash a little salt and pepper over the top if you like. Stack one filled slice on top of the other, then flip a piece of bread with just mayo over the top, mayo side down.
Place toothpicks or skewers through middle top of the bread, the middle bottom, and on each side. Use a large knife to cut sandwich diagonally into four pieces. The sandwich pieces should stay together thanks to the toothpick/skewer.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Vegetarian option

Use veggie turkey, veggie ham, and tofu bacon (or bacon substitute of your choosing).

Vegan option

See the vegetarian option, but also use vegan mayo.

* my favorite tofu bacon recipe is my own! Click here for the recipe. I love to make extra and freeze it for quicker and easier club sandwiches.

Nutrition

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Cheesy Broccoli Soup in Sourdough Bread Bowls with Optional Ham

Karen — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:55:24 +0000

With winter right around the corner, you can’t have enough warm, comforting dinner recipes in your arsenal. I mean, does anything take the edge off of a cold, dreary day any better than a steaming, cheesy bowl of, say, cheesy broccoli soup? In a bread bowl, no less?

Okay, maybe a roaring fire would take the edge off too. Or a bubble bath with a Lush bath bomb (butterball, please) followed up with a fresh new pair of fuzzy socks. Or a cuddle on the sofa and an episode of Breaking Bad queued up on Netflix.

But today we’re talking about comfort food so we’ll pretend that winter is your fever, and this cheesy broccoli soup is your only cure … your cowbell.

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