15-Minute Turkey Sandwich with Cranberry and Pesto
Delicious turkey sandwich assembled with turkey breast, cranberry, fresh tomatoes, lettuce, Havarti cheese and chipotle pecan pesto. Ready in 15 minutes!
Anytime you want a quick lunch or dinner, sandwiches are probably the easiest to put together. Bread, protein, fresh vegetables, cheese and usually a good sauce. The combination is a fantastic way to keep you satisfied and provide the nutrients you need to go on with your day.
If you’ve made our chipotle pecan pesto, this turkey sandwich is another great way to enjoy the pesto. Also, regular pesto works just fine with this recipe.
The rest assembly line includes a few slices of a good loaf of bread, some cooked turkey breast, dried cranberry, fresh tomato slices, chopped iceberg lettuce and a couple slices of Havarti cheese.
Once you get all ingredients prepared, which should take no more than 10 minutes, go ahead and layer it up. I suggested an order of layers in the recipe below. But you can really just do whatever you feel like. It’s going to be amazing! I promise. Hope you enjoy!
Turkey Sandwich with Cranberry and Pesto
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Cuisine: American
Description
Delicious turkey sandwich assembled with turkey breast, cranberry, fresh tomatoes, lettuce, Havarti cheese and chipotle pecan pesto. Ready in 15 minutes!
Ingredients
- 4 slices sourdough bread, toasted
- 1/4 cup Chipotle Pecan Pesto (You can use regular pesto too.)
- 6 ounces turkey breast meat, sliced
- 1/2 cup iceberg lettuce leaves, sliced
- 1 heirloom tomato, sliced
- 4 slices Havarti cheese
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
Instructions
- Take 2 slices of bread, build the sandwich by first spreading pesto on both sides, 1 tablespoon each side.
- Layer half of the turkey meat, 1/4 cup lettuce, half of the tomato slices, 2 slices of cheese, and 1 tablespoon dried cranberries onto the bottom slice of the bread. Add the top. Slice diagonally.
- Follow above steps to build the second sandwich. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 542
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 1666mg
- Fat: 25.6g
- Saturated Fat: 7.6g
- Carbohydrates: 46.7g
- Fiber: 3.3g
- Protein: 31.1g
- Cholesterol: 64mg
About the Author
Sharon Chen is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, an author and a sous vide fanatic who believes food not only brings healing but also connection. As the creator of StreetSmart Kitchen, she's on a mission to help you find balance, ease, joy, and simplicity in the kitchen as you improve your well-being.
How can something so simple look so darn delicious? Love the idea of having a little hint of Thanksgiving in my lunch! 😉
My husband is obsessed with pesto for some odd reason. I actually didn’t know he was until recently. Never thought about putting it on a sandwich for him! Brilliant and tasty!
oh my goodness this sandwich sounds incredible!! I’m always trying to fancy up my sandwiches 🙂
Ok, the sandwich looks and sounds so delicious! I am always looking for new recipes for basil pesto…going to try it out this week!
Wow! Sounds delicious. I think I will try this out next time my sister comes over for lunch!
Anything with havarti cheese is my friend – this looks so delicious! Thanksgiving in a sandwich!
Totally adding this to my menu for next week!! Yum!!!
Yum! This sounds delicious! That combination sounds fantastic.
I love a good recipe for a quick & easy lunch!
Yum! That looks amazing!
Belle | One Awesome Momma