How to Make Sandwiches | Recipes and Fillings

What I have done on this page is simply list quick sandwich recipes that you can make with everyday items available in your kitchen. I haven’t provided full details on how to make the sandwiches, just simply listed the contents that go into making the various sandwich filling which you can use with any types of bread. I have also listed below items which you can add to any sandwich in order to give it a different taste.

Please do experiment and share with us what works and what doesn’t!!
Ok, the items you can use to add to any sandwich fillings are:

• Raisins
• Olives
• Sweetcorn
• Peppers
• Onions
• Nuts
• Coleslaw
• Pickles
• All types of bottled condiments/sauces
• Any types of veggies

And now, here is the list of various quick sandwich fillings you can make in super fats time and store away in your fridge. Note that any mayonnaise and meat based fillings should be used asap as there nothing worse than and sandwich that has gone off and become bacteria friendly!

Cheese and Onion Sandwich Recipe

• Cheddar Cheese
• Onion

Dice onion and add to cheese as per your taste. The addition of some mayonnaise gives this filling a rich taste

Cheese and Pickle Sandwich Recipe

• Cheddar Cheese
• Pickle

Cut cheese into slices and dice pickles. Add pickles on top of each chesses slice. Bottled pickles such as Branston work the best.

Cheese Salad Sandwich Recipe

• Cheddar Cheese
• Cucumber
• Tomato
• Beetroot
• Lettuce
• Mayonnaise

Mix the ingredients as desired and add/remove any veggies you don’t like. Adding two types of chesses is nice when making this filling

Chicken Curry Sandwich Recipe

• Chicken meat
• Mayonnaise
• Mango chutney
• Curry powder
• Celery
• Currants

Mash the chicken meat and add mayonnaise. Chop the celery and add some raisins. Mix all of these together and add a teaspoon of chutney and curry powder to taste.

Chicken, Chilli and Mayonnaise Sandwich Recipe

• Any type of cooked chicken
• Mayonnaise
• Hot Sauce
• Peppers

Cut the chicken into small piecesor mash it if you like. Dice the pepper and add the hot sauce and mayo to taste.

Tuna Mexicana Sandwich Recipe

• Tuna
• Onion
• Peppers
• Mayonnaise
• Hot sauce

Mix the tuna (drain first!) and mayo together well. Dice the onion and red pepper and add to the mix. Add a touch of hot sauce to the mix and you're ready to go!.

Tofu Sandwich Recipe

• Tofu
• Celery
• Pepper
• Onion
• Worcester Sauce

Dice all the veggies. Mash the tofu and add the veggies to it. Add the Worcester sauce to taste.

Veggie Sandwich Recipe

• Cream cheese
• Celery
• Green pepper
• Onion
• Carrot
• Lemon juice
• Mayonnaise

Grate all the veggies and add lemon juice andmayo. Mix well and finally add the cream cheese and serve.

Fruit Sandwiches

These are great for kids.

• Honey
• Dried fruits
• Nuts
• Cream cheese
• Peanut Butter
• Raisins

Add as many or as little of these ingredients as you like to the mix. The base ingredient will either be peanut butter or cheese. Add the other ingredients as you like.

Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwich Recipe

A great recipe for kids, although I love these sandwiches too!

• Strawberry Jam
• Peanut Butter

Spread the peanut butter on the bread and add a layer of jam over it. Repeat as necessary. The addition of a few raisins or nuts to this is also great.

Ok I’m done for now. I think these sandwich recipes give you plenty of different options to play within your kitchen. These will make great sandwiches for any occasion.

Once you prepare any of these sandwich fillings, make sure you store them in an airtight fridge safe container and use them within three days. Also, once you prepare sandwiches chill them in the fridge for 30 mins before serving

Hopefully these ideas will add some ‘umph’ to your sandwich making efforts!

Side Note: These sandwich fillings make great nacho dips too, so now you can make sandwiches and save leftovers for parties!

Making sandwich fillings in advance

As I’ve said before on this blog, making great sandwiches consist of four main elements, the bread, the filling, the salad and the condiments. In today’s busy world, anything that you can do to make life easier is always welcomed. I was thinking that if sandwiches are going to take over the world and beat all of those fast food baddies, the process in actually making sandwiches needs to be revamped and made simpler!!

Now, it goes without saying that the part of sandwich making which takes the most time is making the sandwich filling. I suppose this is why people buy(!!!) readymade sandwich fillings/spreads from supermarkets, in order to save time and make life that bit easier, so I got thinking on writing a post on making sandwich fillings in advance and saving them for when needed.

Now obviously, the contents of the fillings that you are making will determine the length of time it can be stored for, but if you have a couple of kids in the house, the fillings that you make will save you time and will be used up fairly rapidly. Sandwich fillings made in advanced will also save you loads of time when preparing food for trips and picnics, and you can get kids involved without having to worry about mayonnaise flying all around the kitchen! Although not 100% fresh, this method of pre-preparing sandwich fillings is a lot better than those tinned fillings available on the supermarket shelf and will certainly taste better.

Diversion from sandwiches……

Another interesting use for readymade sandwich fillings is to use them as dips for nachos, crackers, etc. which means any leftover sandwich filling will not go to waste. So as well as saving money on buying sandwich fillings, you can also save money on those expensive dips.
Talking about nachos, again you can save money rather than buying unhealthy crap from supermarkets. Simply take any round pita style bread, cut into nacho shaped pieces, put them on a baking tray, add a little bit of olive oil to them and throw them into the oven for 10 minutes! This is a great use for any bread leftovers you have.

Ok lets gets back to sandwiches…..

Now I bet your thinking “OK, so pre-made sandwich fillings are my savior, but I don’t have many filling ideas”. Well, this is where I’m going to try and help you out and provide some recipes for sandwich fillings which will keep for around three days in the fridge. I will continually add to this list as and when I get time, so please re-visit this page when you can to see what has been added. Please use your imagination and add/delete items as you see fit. Small changes to these recipes can allow you to create many different sandwich fillings use the same base ingredients + a little ingenuity. Items you can play with to change the sandwich fillings are the veggies/salads, condiments, types of cheeses/meats/breads used, etc.

The best way to store sandwich fillings are in plastic air tight containers, or if you don’t have these, an empty yoghurt pot covered with clingfilm. Once you have taken a sandwich filling out of the fridge and exposed it to room temperature, try to finish with it asap so it can be resealed and put in the fridge in order to maintain its freshness for as long as possible.

As I said, what Im going to present here in terms of sandwich filling recipes is by no means exhaustive. These are meant to spark some ideas in your heads.

Please do share any sandwich filling recipes that you have and show us how clever you can be in your sandwich making!

Please click here to find my list of Sandwich Recipes and Fillings