When I’m trying to skip gluten, the hardest part isn’t dinner, it’s quick meals during the day. I still want something easy I can grab for breakfast, pack for lunch, or throw together when I’m running out the door. So I put together 15+ gluten free sandwiches that are actually filling, simple to make, and feel like real food, not “diet” food. These are the kind of easy, everyday combos I keep on repeat all week.
Simple Gluten Free Sandwiches To Try This Week
1. Grown-Up Grilled Cheese (Gluten Free)
I love this recipe because it looks and feels like a traditional grilled cheese sandwich, but it has so many delicious toppings added inside:
- Baby portobello mushrooms
- Spinach
- Red onion
This recipe also uses provolone cheese instead of regular American cheese. Make sure to use your favorite gluten free bread for this one.
Feel free to swap in any other veggies you want. I’ve added roasted red peppers instead of mushrooms before, and it was delicious.
2. Italian Sandwich on Gluten Free Brioche
Franz’s gluten free brioche bread is perfect for this sandwich, which has all of the classic Italian fixings:
- Genoa salami
- Mortadella
- Soppressata
- Mozzarella
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Mayo
- Marinated onions
Broil the bread with mozzarella and mayo on top until the cheese is melted. Then top with the meats, lettuce and tomatoes.
Delicious and 100% gluten free.
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3. No Bread Turkey Club
This turkey club recipe ditches the bread and uses Romaine lettuce to hold the sandwich together.
Start with layers of lettuce on top of parchment paper, and start layering slices of turkey meat, strips of bacon, thinly sliced tomato and avocado.
Use the parchment paper to roll up the wrap, and enjoy.
You can use whatever type of lunch meat you want: salami, pepperoni, sopprasata, etc. Skip the dressings or mayo, as this could make the lettuce soggy.
4. Cucumber Subs
These gluten free sandwiches are delicious, and you can easily customize them to your taste. Rather than gluten free bread, you’ll use hollowed-out cucumbers as “bread.”
The recipe calls for pastrami, roast beef and turkey with mayo, tomatoes, mustard and provolone cheese.
Microgreens are a great addition to these sandwiches.
But there are so many other great alternatives you can try: guacamole with bacon bits, tuna salad, smoked salmon – you name it.
5. Portobello Mushroom Sandwich
Portobello mushrooms are the perfect bread substitute. You can stuff these “sandwiches” with whatever you want, but the recipe calls for slices of mozzarella, tomato and fresh basil leaves.
Wash and trim off the mushroom stem. Brush the mushroom gills with olive oil and bake for up to 10 minutes. Add cheese and continue cooking until the cheese is melted. Top with sliced tomato and fresh basil, and add the other mushroom cap to complete your sandwich.
The melty gooeyness of this sandwich makes it irresistible. You can add slices of lunch meat if you want. Turkey and salami would be great options.
6. Apple Bun Sandwiches
These grain-free sandwiches are healthy and delicious, and you can easily make them however you want:
- Turkey, avocado and sliced cucumber
- Hummus, sliced cucumbers, red onion, carrot ribbons and sliced jalapeno
- Avocado chickpea mash, carrot ribbons, sliced cucumber and red onion
For this recipe, you’ll need your favorite apples and a corer to remove the seeds from the center.
Just use apple slices as the “bread” for your sandwiches.
7. Viral Pickle Bread Sandwich
Here’s a fresh take on gluten free sandwiches. This viral recipe uses pickle slices and cheese to make the crispy “bread” for your sandwich.
You’ll start with a bottom layer of shredded cheese, add slices of pickles and top with more cheese to create a crispy flatbread-like food.
Just fill it with your favorite ingredients:
- Romaine lettuce
- Turkey breast
- Pickled red onions
- Pesto
Make sure you use the sandwich sliced dill pickles (big pickles). Cheddar or mozzarella works well for the cheese part, but you can use whatever type you prefer.
8. Zucchini Beef Sliders
These bite-sized sandwiches are perfect for summer parties. Fresh zucchini slices will serve as the “bread” for these sliders.
You’ll need lean ground beef for your burger and some good, sharp cheddar. Steak seasoning and Dijon mustard will kick up the flavor.
Grill the zucchini slices and add your burger meat and toppings. Use toothpicks to hold your sliders together.
9. Bell Pepper Sandwiches
Bell peppers are great substitutes for bread, and they’re so healthy, too. Just slice a bell pepper in half, add your ingredients to the center and put both halves together. Make sure you remove the core and seeds first.
This recipe calls for:
- Sliced turkey
- Deli ham
- Cream cheese
- Sliced tomato
- Cooked bacon
- Sprouts
Feel free to use any toppings you want for your sandwiches.
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10. Chopped Italian Sandwich
This sandwich uses gluten free pita pockets instead of regular bread. It’s filled with a tasty salad of:
- Cucumber
- Lettuce
- Bell pepper
- Celery
- Onion
- Cherry tomato
- Tofu
- Chickpeas
- Basil
You can skip the tofu or swap in meat if you don’t want a vegetarian or vegan version.
The homemade dressing is the best part, which is a mix of spices, red wine vinegar, maple syrup, lemon juice, olive oil, sundried tomatoes and yogurt.
11. No-Bread Italian Sub Roll-Ups
These roll-ups are so easy to make and just as delicious as a regular sandwich. Just layer slices of your favorite deli meat and cheeses, starting with the largest slices on the bottom.
Then spread some mayo on top of the stack. Add some lettuce, slices of banana pepper and slices of roasted red pepper. Then, start rolling up your sandwiches tightly. Secure with a toothpick.
12. White Bean & Artichoke Vegan Sandwich
You’ll need 15 minutes total cook time for these sandwiches. Your spread will be made from celery, artichoke hearts, cannellini beans, Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt and pepper and apple cider vinegar.
Add your ingredients to a food processor and pulse until it’s well-mixed.
Place between two large pieces of lettuce to use as your bread. Feel free to top with anything you like, such as cabbage, tomato or grated carrots.
13. Vegetable Nori Wraps
Vegetable Nori Wraps as gluten free sandwiches is such a smart idea, offering the crunchiness of radishes and a creamy sunflower butter dip. Your dipping sauce will require:
- Sunflower seed butter
- Coconut aminos
- Lime juice
- Toasted sesame oil
- Maple syrup
- Red pepper flakes
Carrot rice can be made from peeled carrots and apple cider vinegar. For the veggies inside of your Nori rolls, you’ll add your carrot rice, radish, avocado, baby spinach and sprouts.
14. Carnivore Breakfast Sandwich
Want a delicious breakfast sandwich that can fuel your morning? Each serving has 52 grams of fat and 40 grams of protein with about 650 calories. For this recipe, the author recommends a Blackstone flat griddle, but you can also use a cast iron pan.
Preheat your surface, allowing it to get hot enough to sear your sausage patties.
Make two patties with your ground sausage, making them wider than your eggs. Cook your patties, prep the eggs, cook them and then add cheese on top to melt the eggs.
Assemble the sausage patty by placing eggs in between them.
15. Portobello No Bun Vegetarian Burger
For this recipe, you’ll need:
- 4 portobello mushrooms
- Red onion
- Goat cheese
- Maple syrup
- Balsamic vinegar
Your garnish will include cherry tomatoes, smashed avocado, green pesto, sesame seeds and wilted spinach.
Grill your mushrooms on both sides, add butter to a frying pan and melt on medium, add balsamic vinegar, maple syrup and onions to the pan.
Stir often and cook until the ingredients caramelize.
While waiting, wilt your spinach and smash the avocado. Slice the cheese, and when the mushrooms are grilled enough, assemble.
16. Tomato Sandwich
Gluten free sandwiches made out of tomatoes? Count me in. One thing I do want to mention is that you’ll need to buy two gluten-free ingredients:
Add flour to one bowl, beat your eggs into another and then breadcrumbs in a third bowl. Cut your beefsteak tomato into slices, then dip into the flour, egg and then breadcrumbs. Heat the tomato in a pan until it’s crispy. Add your mayo, lettuce and then ham on one tomato and top with another tomato slice, creating a bun.
Swap the meat for any variety that you prefer.
17. Paleo Sausage Egg McMuffin
Egg McMuffins are always a tasty breakfast, but it’s hard to ditch the carbs with an English muffin. You’ll use your eggs as the muffin along with salt, pepper, guacamole and bulk sausage.
The author calls for ghee or avocado oil.
Making the sausage patty is the hardest part and will require a 3.5” biscuit cutter. Fill the cutter with your sausage meat, press it in gently and then put it in your frying pan to make your patty.
You’ll beat your eggs and then make two egg patties using the same biscuit cutter, season and cook. All that’s left to do is assemble your sausage McMuffin and enjoy.
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18. Keto Italian Sub Bell Pepper Sandwich
Imagine eating a healthy Italian sub. All of the flavors meld together perfectly, and instead of a bread bun, you use a bell pepper. That’s what this recipe helps you put together. You’ll pull out your air fryer and then:
- Cut your pepper in half
- Fill it with one slice of provolone cheese
- Add your ham, salami, capicola and pepperoni
- Put your sandwich in the air fryer at 350F for 7.5 minutes
- Take out your sandwich, add another slice of cheese on the other half of the pepper
- Finish cooking for 7.5 minutes
You can also add toppings, such as olives, pickles, tomato and Italian dressing. Once done, combine the two pepper halves and enjoy.
