Cheesy and comforting, this Turkey Melt is a super easy sandwich to use up leftover turkey, turkey slices, etc and makes a delicious lunch or dinnertime meal.
When it comes sandwiches, you can never go wrong with easy. That is exactly what this Turkey Melt is!
This is a great sandwich that you can make for lunch or dinner and you can absolutely customize it to your liking.
With pickles, cheese, turkey, tomatoes and spread – this is a tasty recipe without being too over the top.
Since Thanksgiving is fast approaching it is a great way to use up that leftover turkey, but we love this all year long with just sliced deli turkey as well.
If you’ve been looking for an easy and fun plus tasty sandwich recipe, you absolutely cannot go wrong with this Turkey Melt.
Some of our other favorite sandwich recipes that we have on our site include: BBQ Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese, Loose Meat Sandwiches and Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Minimal and easy to find ingredients help this come together in no time.
- You can easily double the recipe to serve more people.
- Customize this to your liking!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):
Sliced turkey deli meat
Sandwich bread (I used sourdough)
Salted butter
Provolone cheese
Cheddar cheese
Roma tomatoes
Pickle spears, sliced
Mayonnaise
Dijon mustard
HOW TO MAKE A TURKEY MELT, STEP BY STEP:
- Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
- Spread mayo and Dijon onto the unbuttered sides of the bread.
- Build the sandwich, placing the bottom slice of bread butter-side down, layering a slice of provolone and cheddar, then the turkey, then the tomato and pickle slices, then the remaining slices of cheese and the top bread slice, butter-side up.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat, place sandwich in pan, cook for 2-3 or until golden brown then flip and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until bottom bread is toasted.
- Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 additional minute to melt the cheese.
WHAT OTHER TOPPINGS CAN I USE ON THIS TURKEY MELT:
You can absolutely add more toppings to your Turkey Melt, these are just ones we usually have on hand. Some other ideas include:
- Bacon
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Kale
- Green Onions
- Red Onions
CAN I USE OTHER TYPES OF CHEESE?
Yes, absolutely! We used a mixture of cheddar and provolone for this recipe. Some other good cheeses that you can use include: Havarti, Gruyere, Muenster, American, etc.
Use your favorite, or whatever you think will compliment the sandwich itself.
WHAT OTHER BREAD CAN I USE?
I like this sandwich with a sturdy bread like sourdough, but that isn’t your only option.
Multigrain, French, Italian, whole wheat, texas toast, country loaf, etc.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH A TURKEY MELT:
Since this is just a sandwich, you obviously will want to serve some things with it, at least I know that I love to! Some ideas include:
- Potato Chips
- French Fries
- Soups
- Grilled Vegetables
- Coleslaw
- Fresh Fruit
- Mac and Cheese
The list can go on and on, there is really never anything that you can’t serve with this recipe!
HOW TO STORE:
While this is best served fresh, you can store in the refrigerator where it will keep for up to 3 days.
We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
To reheat, you can place in a toaster oven, air fryer or oven just until heated through.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Change up your spreads on here, use ranch especially if using bacon.
- You can change your bread type, see some ideas above.
- We do not recommend freezing this sandwich.
- Other toppings can be used, see above for ideas.
- Easily double this recipe to serve more people.
- Serve with any of your favorite side dishes, I have shared some of my favorites above for inspiration.
Love an easy, tasty and customizable sandwich recipe? Then you need to add this Turkey Melt to your must make list.
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Turkey Melt
Ingredients
- ½ pound sliced turkey deli meat
- 4 slices sandwich bread I used sourdough
- 1 Tablespoon salted butter softened
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 4 slices cheddar cheese I used medium cheddar
- 1 ½ roma tomato sliced
- 2-3 pickle spears sliced
- 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
Instructions
- Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
- Spread mayo and Dijon onto the unbuttered sides of the bread.
- Build the sandwich, placing the bottom slice of bread butter-side down, layering a slice of provolone and cheddar, then the turkey, then the tomato and pickle slices, then the remaining slices of cheese and the top bread slice, butter-side up.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat, place sandwich in pan, cook for 2-3 or until golden brown then flip and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until bottom bread is toasted.
- Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 additional minute to melt the cheese.
Notes
- Change up your spreads on here, use ranch especially if using bacon.
- You can change your bread type, see some ideas above.
- We do not recommend freezing this sandwich.
- Other toppings can be used, see above for ideas.
- Easily double this recipe to serve more people.
- Serve with any of your favorite side dishes, I have shared some of my favorites above for inspiration.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
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