Turkish · Lunch
Toasted Cheese and Beef Sausage Sandwich (Low-Calorie)
A Turkish-style toasted sandwich layering lean beef sausage with melted reduced-fat cheddar, grilled peppers and onions between whole-wheat bread. Pan-toasted to crisp the exterior while melting the cheese, it delivers savoury, smoky beef flavour with modest calories, finished with fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon.
$4
10 minsPrep
10 minsCook
20 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
374Calories
24.8gProtein
17.6gFat
28.4gCarbs
6.1gSugar
4.3gFiber
816mgSodium
72mgChol
7.3gSat Fat
456mgPotassium
178mgCalcium
2.7mgIron
1mcgVitamin B12
36mgVitamin C
low-calorie
low-cholesterol
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Slice the beef sausage into thin rounds, slice the onion and bell pepper thinly, slice the cheddar thinly, and chop the parsley.
2
Sauté
Heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion and bell pepper for 4 minutes until softened and lightly browned at the edges.
3
Build
Lay one bread slice in the skillet, add cheese, then sausage, vegetables, and top with the second bread slice. Toast over medium-low heat for 2 minutes per side until golden and cheese melts.
4
Plate
Cut the sandwich in half, drizzle with lemon juice, scatter parsley over top, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 6.4 oz180g beef sausage
- 4 slices120g whole-wheat bread
- 1.8 oz50g reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 11 bell pepper
- 11 onion
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
- a pinch of salt
- a pinch of black pepper
