Elevate Your Sandwiches With Minimal Effort

The next time you’re craving a sandwich, think outside the crust with these recipes that combine everyday ingredients to create new, fantastic flavors.

Turn an ordinary ham and cheese sandwich into an ultimate Waffled Ham and Cheese Melt with Maple Butter. This Epicurious recipe layers Gruyère cheese and Black Forest ham between good ol’ sandwich bread, then it’s waffled in a waffle maker. The final, flavorful touch is spreading maple butter on the outside of the ready-to-eat sandwich. Make some for a weekend brunch with friends or wrap one up in parchment paper for on-the-go eating.

If vegetables are more your thing, you will want to make our Veggie Wafflewich. It combines the wonderful, comforting flavor of waffles with fresh ingredients like cream cheese, cucumbers, avocado, and pepperoncini that will make your taste buds dance.

These bright and beautiful Beet & Avocado Open Faced Sandwiches from Oat&Sesame are loaded with vegetable goodness and are the perfect casual sandwiches to serve for a special fork-and-knife meal. Invite some of your girlfriends over for lunch and catch up while savoring these gorgeous sandwiches.

Sub sandwiches are always a hit at summer get-togethers and Betty Crocker’s Easy Taco-Stuffed Party Sub is no exception. If you’ve never tasted beef taco filling in sandwich form, you’re going to want to make this for your next summer party. This easy-to-make sub comes together in less than 30 minutes and is a crowd-pleaser.

For dessert, serve up our homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches or Strawberry Shortcake Croissants from Crazy Adventures in Parenting. This delicious dessert sandwich is so easy to make and so good. These sweet sandwiches are great for special occasions.