I’m not much of a sandwich eater. I know, that’s sacrilege, but it makes me think of what we called “skinny ham” sandwiches in my house; they were regularly in my Holly Hobby lunchbox. I’ve never eaten skinny ham since graduating elementary school, and I still don’t want it.

THIS particular sandwich is a spinoff of one I used to get at the hot food bar in Whole Foods Salt Lake City when I was pregnant, and couldn’t get enough of it. My daughter ate it in utero, and she still goes gaga for it at 16 years old. Nobody complains when I serve this at dinner when I don’t feel like cooking.

You’ll need a loaf of good bread (get the good bread, y’all. I have a regular delivery of frozen sour dough loaves, but there are great options in the grocery store, too. Just look for made-fresh French, Italian, Sour Dough, Multigrain, etc., and you’ll be golden).

Get enough thick sliced turkey for everyone to have a fat sammie.

Grab a container of ready-made pesto, if you don’t have your own herb garden out back.

And finally, get a slice or two of provolone cheese per person, depending on your preferred cheesy level.

Extras: This is also great with a slice of tomato, but it’s too early for any good, garden tomatoes to be ready, so I skipped it. Arugula is a nice, peppery green addition, as are roasted red peppers.

Slice your bread, and lay it out flat on a baking sheet. Smear pesto on each slice. Top half the slices with cheese, folded to fit the bread, and top the other half with turkey, sliced or folded. Pop it into a 350 degree oven for a few minutes, until the cheese is browning and bubbly, and the bread is warmed through. Broil a minute or two at the end if you want your cheese additionally browned/bubbly.

I serve this with a salad, chips, oven fries…whatever feels right and whatever I have in the house. Last night I made a caprese (grape tomato, basil, olive oil, and fresh mozzarella balls) salad to go alongside it, because I know everyone will eat that. You do you!

As always, this post was human, rather than AI, generated (me, I’m the human post generator), and this is a legit recipe I actually make. The sour dough link isn’t an affiliate link, but if you shop through it, you get a discount on your first order, which is pretty great. The other link is an affiliate link, and if purchase through it, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!