Sandwiches are a favourite food for any meal; they’re easy to make, delicious, and there are thousands of recipes to choose from.
Busy parents who want to make an easy, kid-friendly meal that is still nutritious are going to find something in this list of quick sandwich recipes that will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters.
1. Flower sandwiches recipe
These trendy and cute Japanese sandwiches will brighten up anyone’s day! While it’s a little more time consuming (check out the recipe here), you’ll only need three ingredients, most of which you likely already have lying around at home. Plus, this Instagram worthy one may just be the key to getting your children to consume their daily dose of fruit.
2. Winnie the Pooh toast recipe
Have a little extra time on your hands? Surprise your kids with their favourite cartoon character for lunch!
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Ketchup
- Black sesame or other dark coloured fruit and nuts
- Bread, toasted
Steps:
- Whisk eggs together and fry in a frying pan. Ensure the eggs are flat, so that they’re easier to cut.
- Cut out the shape of Winnie’s face, and place the shape onto each slice of toast.
- Decorate with black sesame and nuts to form the features, and use ketchup as his shirt.
3. Gummy sandwich recipe
For a little gummy-treat for Junior, try this game-changer.
Ingredients:
- Fruit shaped gummies
- Cream cheese
- White bread
Steps:
- Spread the cream cheese on one face of the bread
- Arrange the gummies however you like! You can even add further details like this Korean Instagrammer did with brown cake sprinkles and leftover leaves from fruit.
4. Avocado and egg toast recipe
Combine the popular fruit full of healthy fats with protein-rich eggs for a delicious and nutritious meal for anytime of the day!
Ingredients:
- Avocado
- Eggs
- Bread, toasted
Steps:
- Hard boil, scramble, or fry your eggs, depending on your preferences.
- Pit and mash the avocadoes.
- Layer the mashed avocadoes onto the toast and eggs on top.
5. Egg toast recipe
Why serve eggs and toast separately when you can combine the two? This super easy recipe takes five minutes to complete and will provide the dose of energy you need to start the day.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Toast
- Butter
- Cookie cutter in any shape, or just a knife
Steps:
- Using the cookie cutter, cut out a section of bread in the middle. Alternatively, you can achieve this manually by using a knife.
- Heat up butter in a pan, and place the piece of bread onto the hot pan
- Crack open the egg and drop it into the cut out section, and wait until the egg is fully cooked.
6. “Boyfriend sandwich” recipe
This super-trendy sandwich recipe originates from a viral post of a Korean girl asking her ex how he made his blueberry cream cheese sandwiches, inspiring the Korean convenience store chain GS25 to make their own spinoff called the “Boyfriend sandwich”. Here’s how to make your own!
Ingredients:
- Bread, toasted
- Blueberry jam (he apparently used the San Dalfour brand)
- Regular marshmallows
- Cream cheese
Steps:
- Spread the cream cheese onto each slice of toast, followed by the jam.
- Cut the marshmallows into smaller pieces and arrange on top of the jam.
- Put the two halves together.
Recipe from A Day magazine.
7. Pizza toast recipe
You have mini fans of pizza in your home? They’ll love this fun-sized version of the actual thing, while making vegetables easier to eat for them.
Ingredients:
- Bread, toasted. You can choose to use regular white bread, or any other kinds of bread like baguettes.
- Any ingredients you like, like diced or sliced tomatoes, basil, ham, pineapple, pepperoni, and mushrooms. Check out this recipe for more ideas!
- Cheese, preferably shredded
- Tomato paste (pizza sauce)
Steps:
- Spread the tomato onto the hot toast, then top with cheese. You can either leave the cheese to melt, or grill it further.
- Place any kinds of toppings you like on top of the cheese.
Original recipe here.
8. BLT recipe
You can never go wrong with the classics! This iconic combination is easy to prepare, and will never get old.
Ingredients:
- 2 leaves lettuce
- 2 slices tomato
- 2 slices bread, toasted
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- Oil or butter
Steps:
- Heat up oil in a large and deep pan, and fry the bacon for 10 minutes, or until brown. Remove excess oil by laying it on paper towel.
- Spread mayonnaise on one side of a piece of bread, then layer lettuce, tomato, and the bacon on the other. Put the two halves together.
Recipe from Allrecipes.
9. PB&J French toast recipe
Most of us have had at least one or two of this classic combination growing up, so why not try experimenting with it?
Ingredients:
French Toast
- 2 slices of bread
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- A pinch of cinnamon and brown sugar
- Butter
Fillings
- Fruit jelly/jam of your choice
- Peanut butter
- Icing sugar (optional)
Steps:
- Whisk the egg, milk, cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.
- Heat up a pan with butter.
- Take each slice of bread and lightly place it in the mixture. Don’t soak it, or there won’t be enough for both.
- Place bread onto the heated pan and cook for two minutes on each side, then flip onto original side and cook until fully done.
- Remove from pan and spread peanut butter and jam onto the fully cooked side. Place the other slice fully cooked side down onto the peanut butter and jelly. The half cooked sides should be on the outside.
- Return the sandwich to the pan and cook on low until done.
Original recipe here.
10. Grilled cheese toast recipe
One of the most popular choices for comfort food worldwide, you have a couple of recipes depending on the amount of time you have on your hands.
Ingredients:
- 2 bread slices
- Cheddar slices
- Butter
Steps:
- Preheat pan over medium heat.
- Generously butter one side of a slice of bread. Place bread butter-side-down onto skillet bottom and add one slice of cheese.
- Butter a second slice of bread on one side and place butter-side-up on top of sandwich.
- Grill until lightly browned and flip over.
- Continue grilling until cheese is melted.
- Repeat with remaining 2 slices of bread, butter and slice of cheese.
Original recipe here.
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