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    Home » Recipes » Breads » The BEST Ham and Turkey Sandwich

    The BEST Ham and Turkey Sandwich

    August 1, 2017 By Chandice | 2 Comments | Updated February 22, 2022

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    This is the BEST ham and turkey sandwich you will ever eat! It is my husbands FAVORITE sammie! Plus, it’s filling, delicious and will definitely give you the energy you need to continue working hard and enjoying your day.

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    The BEST Turkey Sandwich

    My last pregnancies consisted of ONE major craving… this sandwich. I just couldn’t get enough of their deliciousness and had one almost every single day for lunch. Even now that I am no longer pregnant, I can’t turn down a REALLY good ham and turkey sammie!

    I change it up between using the Canyon Bakehouse wide heritage loaves bread or their gluten-free everything bagel. Both make fantastic sandwiches! Mine are always piled high with lots of delicious meat. 

    I also love using their hamburger buns to make the BEST Chick-Fil-A gluten-free chicken sandwich! This sandwich is loaded with three of my favorite meats, peppermill turkey, ham and of course bacon. All are gluten-free and so flavorful! 

    You can also use leftover meat from the best gluten-free turkey. Be sure to set aside some meat and cheese for our homemade lunchables as well.

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    With three meats on this sandwich, I knew I needed to balance it with three cheeses. We chose Parmesan, cream cheese and pepperjack for just a touch of heat. For those of you who don’t like heat, don’t worry, it’s not that hot. 

    To balance the meat and cheeses with some freshness, I chose thinly sliced fresh cucumbers and delicate butter lettuce. Toasting the sandwich is definitely the key and I will say that my very picky husband said this was one of the best things I’ve ever made…yay! 

    What you need to make one:

    Canyon Bakehouse Heritage Style Whole Grain bread (or any bread you prefer)

    Cream cheese

    Butter 

    Parmesan 

    Garlic salt

    Boars Head cracked pepper mill smoked turkey breast

    Boars Head beechwood smoked black forrest ham

    Bacon

    Pepper jack cheese

    Cucumbers

    Butter lettuce

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    How to make it

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
    • Place bacon on a baking sheet and cook 12-15 minutes or until cooked through and slightly crispy
    • Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cream cheese, 2 T butter, 3 T parmesan and 1/4 tsp. garlic salt and cook over low to medium heat until soft and spreadable (make sure to stir it often while it is cooking)
    • Spread the cream cheese mixture over 3 slices of Canyon Bakehouse Heritage Style Whole Grain bread and bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes
    • Remove from the oven and immediately top each cream cheese toast with 3 slices of each turkey & ham then one slice of pepperjack cheese
    • Place 3 slices of hot bacon on top of the pepperjack cheese then layer 4 slices of cucumber and 2 leaves of butter lettuce
    • Place the last three slices of bread on the top of each sandwich
    • Heat remaining 2 T of butter in the microwave and brush on the top slices of bread
    • Sprinkle with parmesan and garlic salt then enjoy nice and hot

    Which gluten-free bread is best?

    If you are going with store bought, Canyon Bakehouse is my favorite. It is easy to find and comes in an amazing variety of flavors from mountain white and honey whole grain to sweet Hawaiian!

    If you are looking to bake up some fresh, I would highly recommend any of our breads as they all work great!

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    Gluten-Free Sourdough Bread

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    The BEST Ham and Turkey Sandwich

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    5 from 2 votes
    This is the BEST ham and turkey sandwich you will ever eat! It is my husbands FAVORITE sammie! Plus, it's filling, delicious and will definitely give you the energy you need to continue working hard and enjoying your day.
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    Prep Time: 10 mins
    Cook Time: 20 mins
    Total Time: 30 mins
    Course: sandwich
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: gluten-free, sandwich
    Servings: 3 sandwiches
    Calories: 807kcal
    Author: Chandice

    Ingredients

    • 6 slices Canyon Bakehouse Heritage Style Whole Grain bread
    • 4 oz. cream cheese
    • 4 T butter divided
    • 3 T parmesan plus more for sprinkling
    • 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
    • 9 slices Boars Head cracked pepper mill smoked turkey breast
    • 9 slices Boars Head beechwood smoked black forrest ham
    • 9 slices of bacon
    • 3 slices pepper jack cheese
    • 12 slices thinly cut cucumbers
    • 6 leaves of butter lettuce

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
    • Place bacon on a baking sheet and cook 12-15 minutes or until cooked through and slightly crispy
    • Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cream cheese, 2 T butter, 3 T parmesan and 1/4 tsp. garlic salt and cook over low to medium heat until soft and spreadable
    • Make sure to stir it often while it is cooking
    • Spread the cream cheese mixture over 3 slices of Canyon Bakehouse Heritage Style Whole Grain bread
    • Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes
    • Remove from the oven and immediately top each cream cheese toast with 3 slices of each turkey & ham then one slice of pepperjack cheese
    • Place 3 slices of hot bacon on top of the pepperjack cheese
    • Top the bacon with 4 slices of cucumber and 2 leaves of butter lettuce
    • Place the last three slices of bread on the top of each sandwich
    • Heat remaining 2 T of butter in the microwave and brush on the top slices of bread
    • Sprinkle with parmesan and garlic salt and enjoy sandwich hot

    Nutrition

    Calories: 807kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 68g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Cholesterol: 201mg | Sodium: 2411mg | Potassium: 657mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2275IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 401mg | Iron: 4.1mg

    *Thank you to Canyon Bakehouse for sponsoring this post. I was provided with monetary and product compensation. All opinions are my own. This post was originally published August 1, 2017 but has since been updated with less text and other delicious gluten-free sandwiches. 

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    1. Erin says

      September 14, 2021 at 6:42 pm

      5 stars
      Ok you’re the sandwich QUEEN! I made this and the spread was soooo good. Thanks for my new favorite thing to eat!

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      • Chandice says

        September 21, 2021 at 4:37 pm

        Thanks Erin! It is such a yummy spread for sandwiches, glad you loved it!

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