Best Butterfly Sandwiches Recipes
BUTTERFLY-SHAPED CHICKEN SANDWICHES
"I never have any trouble getting my grandchildren to eat lunch when these cute sandwiches are on their plates," reports Maggie Lanksbury of Seattle, Washington. "You can use chives or little pieces of celery for the antennae," she suggests.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 45m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place chicken in a large skillet; add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-14 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear. Drain and cool., Shred chicken; place in a bowl. Add onions, carrot and cheese. combine the salad dressing mix and mayonnaise; add to the chicken mixture. Spread over half of the bread slices; top with remaining bread. Diagonally cut each sandwich in half, creating four triangles., To form wings, arrange two triangles with points toward each other and crust facing out. For each butterfly body, place one baby carrot between triangles; insert two chives into filling for antennae. Place one carrot strip in the center of each triangle. Place olive slices on wings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360 calories, Fat 19g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 38mg cholesterol, Sodium 1060mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 15g protein.
BUTTERFLY CHEESE SANDWICHES
I used a cookie cutter to shape these sandwiches, then decorated them using olives and piped cream cheese.-Lenore Walters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk, garlic powder and onion powder until smooth; set side 1/4 cup. Spread 1 tablespoon of the remaining cream cheese mixture over each slice of bread. Top each with a cheese slice. Cut out each sandwich with a butterfly-shaped cookie cutter., Cut 12 olives in half lengthwise; place two halves, cut side down, in the center of each sandwich for butterfly body. Cut remaining whole olives into slices; place two on each wing. Set olive ends aside., Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a small start tip. Fill bag with reserved cream cheese mixture. Pipe star on each olive slice; pipe two stars on front of each butterfly body for eyes. Cut olive ends into small pieces; place on eyes.
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BUTTERFLY SANDWICHES
Here's a new way to dress up tuna! Nancy Testin of Dover, Delaware developed the tasty mix, seasoning the tuna with Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and more. Then our kitchen crafters found a neat way to serve it by cutting square slices of bread into triangular butterfly shapes.-Nancy Testin, Dover, Delaware
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 20m
Yield 3 sandwiches.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Spread about 1/3 cupful on three slices of bread; top with remaining bread. Cut the sandwiches in half diagonally to form wings. Place two halves on each plate, with crust-covered corners touching, to form a butterfly. Place a cherry tomato above wings for head With a sharp knife, cut two small slits on each side of tomato; insert parsley sprigs for antennae. Serve immediately.
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