Description
Cuban Sandwich Cubano is a crisp, melty, flavor-packed sandwich that turns simple ingredients into an easy dinner everyone remembers. With roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard pressed inside buttery bread, it is one of those quick lunch ideas, easy dinner ideas, and crowd-pleasing food ideas that works for busy weekdays, casual weekends, and anytime you want a satisfying homemade sandwich recipe.
Ingredients
1 loaf Cuban bread or soft French bread
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
12 ounces roast pork, sliced or shredded
8 ounces deli ham
8 slices Swiss cheese
8 dill pickle slices
Instructions
1. Slice the bread lengthwise and spread the yellow mustard on the inside of both halves.
2. Layer half of the Swiss cheese on the bottom half of the bread.
3. Add the roast pork, deli ham, dill pickles, and remaining Swiss cheese evenly across the loaf.
4. Close the sandwich and spread the softened butter over the outside of the bread.
5. Place the sandwich in a hot skillet, grill pan, or panini press and press firmly until the bread is golden and crisp.
6. Flip if needed and cook the second side until the cheese is fully melted and the sandwich is heated through.
7. Rest for 1 minute, then slice and serve warm.
Notes
Use Cuban bread for the most classic texture, but soft French bread works very well too.
A heavy skillet on top of the sandwich helps create that signature pressed finish if you do not have a panini press.
This sandwich tastes best fresh, right after pressing, while the bread is crisp and the cheese is melted.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: Pressed
- Cuisine: Cuban
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1380mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 33g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
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