5 sandwich recipes your child can try at home

Cooking, as we all would agree is an essential life-skill that every child should grow up with, especially if both the parents are working. However, one major concern that parents have while introducing their kids to cooking is fire injury. So, recipes that don’t need fire are the best place for them to start their cooking stint with. So, it’s best to encourage your little ones to try their hands at sandwiches initially. Moreover, they are the best options to tame hunger pangs at point of time in the day. Here are 5 easy and yummy sandwich recipes that your children will love to eat and make for themselves. 

Grilled cheese sandwich 
Cheese is everyone’s favourite and a cheese sandwich is very filling too. 

Ingredients 

• Two slices of breads 
• A spoonful of butter 
• A slice of cheese 
• Tomato ketchup 

Preparation  
Take two slices of bread and apply generous amounts of butter on them. Then take a slice of cheese and put it in between, and grill in a sandwich maker for 7-10 minutes or until it rings. Check whether the cheese inside has melted and the sandwich has got a light brown tone. If yes, it is ready to be eaten. Tomato ketchup acts as a fantastic dip for grilled cheese sandwich. 

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich 
Peanut butter is one of the tastiest dips, but a peanut butter sandwich is a sheer delicacy. 

Ingredients 

• Two slices of breads 
• Two spoons of peanut butter 
• Two spoons of mixed fruit jelly 

Preparation 
Take two slices of bread and apply peanut butter on one slice and jelly on the other. Put the breads in the toaster for 5 minutes so that it turns a golden brown.  

Classic butter and jam sandwich 
Bread, jam and butter are most people’s staple breakfast. But a sandwich combining all of them is even better. 

Ingredients 

• Two slices of breads 
• Dollops of butter 
• Small amounts of mixed fruit jam 

Preparation 
Take two slices of bread, apply one of the slices with butter on both sides and jam on the other slice. This can be eaten without toasting.  

Mayo Veggie sandwich 
Vegetables can be healthy as well as tasty. Try out this sandwich to know how. 

Ingredients 

• 1 medium-sized carrot, chopped and boiled 
• 1 medium-sized tomato, chopped 
• Finely chopped lettuces 
• 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped 

Preparation 
Take the vegetables and mix them in a bowl. Put some salt and then add mayonnaise and mix it well. Then take two slices of breads and spread the mixture evenly in between them. Add some more mayonnaise on the top to make it add to the taste quotient. 

Classic chicken sandwich 
A self-made chicken sandwich is a treat in itself, it satisfies the stomach as well as the taste-buds. 

Ingredients 

• Boiled chicken cubes (100gm) 
• Two slices of breads 
• A spoonful of butter 
• 2 spoonsful of mayonnaise 
• 1 finely chopped onion 
• Finely chopped lettuces 
• Seasonings 

Preparation 
Take the slices of bread, apply them with butter or mayonnaise, place some onions and lettuces and apply some seasonings. Then, spread the boiled chicken cubes carefully in between and grill it well using a toaster. In about 10 minutes, the sandwich will be ready to be served, hot and crispy.