Simple Hot Pastrami and Swiss Sandwiches
"My wife's favorite sandwich. I'm a pastrami and rye guy, but she loves Italian bread. So this is for Charlotte and anyone who loves simple but flavorful sandwiches.
I'm learning that the expensive deli pastrami I use is low in calories (similar to turkey pastrami) and very tasty, but it's not real pastrami. Unless I make it myself, I can't get real pastrami here. Real pastrami is almost 3 times the calories, but much more flavor as it's smoked corned beef. What I use here is Boar's Head pastrami from cap-off top round beef."
photo by Lynn in MA
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
4 sandwiches
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 8 slices Italian bread (I use deli Italian)
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard (or your favorite mustard)
- 4 ounces swiss cheese
- 12 ounces pastrami (sliced paper thin but not shaved)
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Spread mustard on each slice of bread.
- add 1 ounce of cheese and 3 ounces of pastrami per sandwich.
- top with another slice of bread.
- Spread butter on the outside of the assembled sandwich.
- Heat in hot, heavy skillet until bread is toasted and cheese melted.
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Reviews
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This was delicious and so easy. I used sliced Jewish Rye and simple yellow mustard. Toasted in skillet and cheese melted perfectly. Thanks! -
I sometimes like to change it up by using Provolone and honey Dijon mustard. I serve the sandwich in a pita pocket (toasted in the oven briefly).
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Red_Apple_Guy
Newnan, Georgia
My wife and I live just outside of Atlanta, GA. Two daughters live in town, one with my two grandsons. My son is living in California. I'm a retired environmental manager at a manufacturing facility.
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