Sandwiches and Burgers

If you’re a fan of sandwiches and burgers, you’re in the right place! Here are more than 25 delicious and healthy recipes for burgers, sliders, wraps and sandwiches.

Using a lean protein, whole grain bread, and healthy veggies allows you to enjoy sandwiches and burgers that might otherwise be as so good for you.

Instead of a sandwich packed with high fat mayo, try my recipe for mayo-free chicken salad sandwiches.

Swap the greasy, carb-heavy sloppy joes for something just as delicious but ALSO healthy – BBQ Lentil Sloppy Joes!

Healthy Burgers

Swap out the high fat ground beef and choose a healthier protein option, like ground chicken or turkey.

One of the most popular healthy burger recipes on this site is Jerk Turkey Burgers, with a fantastic fresh pineapple salsa!

Look below to see all of the fantastic ideas for easy and healthy sandwiches and burgers!

Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Jalapeno Jelly | Healthy. Delicious.

Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Jalapeno Jelly

Jalapeno Jelly | Healthy. Delicious. Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Jalapeno Jelly | Healthy. Delicious.

A few weeks ago I went out for dinner with every intention of ordering my favorite burger in the city… but for some reason, the grilled cheese kept calling me. It pained me to order it (I’m kind of ridiculously picky about ground beef, so I don’t get to order burgers very often) but I’m so glad that I did. It was seriously the best grilled cheese I’ve had in my entire life! And I’ve eaten a lot of grilled cheese.

Obviously I had to recreate it at home the first chance I got.

Apple Butter Barbecue Pulled Chicken Sliders 2

Apple Butter Barbecue Pulled Chicken Sliders

These tasty sliders are so much fun – perfect for game day, backyard parties, or just as something a little different for dinner. They have a great balance of sweet, spicy, and tangy flavors and are easy to make on a weeknight with ingredients from your pantry.

Juicy Bison Burgers with Mushrooms & Onions 3

Juicy Bison Burgers with Mushrooms & Onions


If you have any extra mushrooms after making the lasagna I posted last week, this recipe is a great way to use them up. Loaded up with mushrooms and onions sautéed until they’re so soft they almost melt, these burgers are so flavorful that I’ll even make an exception to my “don’t you dare serve me a burger that isn’t smothered with cheese” rule.

Ham and Cheese Stuffed Pretzel Pockets 4

Ham and Cheese Stuffed Pretzel Pockets

Can I ask a favor? Can you vote for these ooey gooey ham and cheese stuffed pretzel pockets in the Saucy Mama recipe contest? Please? The grand prize is a spa day and, believe me, after the month I’ve had I can really use it.

The recipe is totally delicious. The pretzels have that ballpark vendor “crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside” thing going for them and, well, can you really ever go wrong with melted cheese? I didn’t think so. There’s mustard tucked inside there too. Yum!

Honey-Bourbon Pulled Chicken 5

Honey-Bourbon Pulled Chicken


Between the Three Bean Chili I made the other day and this Honey-Bourbon Pulled Chicken, I can already tell that my slow cooker is going to get a work out this winter. I’m not sure why it’s taken me this long to fall in love with it – it’s so easy and I love having dinner ready and waiting for me when I get home at night.

To make this recipe even easier, you can throw all of the ingredients together in a tupperware container the night before you want to eat it. That way, it only takes about 30 seconds to set up in the morning before work.

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