When my son was in first grade, he insisted on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in his lunch. Every day. For an entire year. On the first day of second grade, he declared he was tired of them and now…two years later…he still won’t eat them.
So I’m always looking for lunch ideas that aren’t peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Stromboli is great because you can make up one big sandwich on Sunday, cut it into pieces and have several days’ worth of lunches. Or you can add in a few more ingredients, serve it up with a salad, and have it for dinner. Here’s how I make it:
Start with basic pizza dough (which you know I make in my breadmaker):
Basic Pizza Dough (1 1/2 lb):
1/2 tsp salt
3 c all-purpose flour (sometimes I switch up to half out for wheat flour)
1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
1 c water
2 Tb olive oil or vegetable oil
Measure all ingredients into bread pan. Turn on “dough” setting. Check dough after 10 min to make sure it’s not too dry or moist — add water or flour if needed.
When the dough is done (about 90 min), turn onto a pastry board and roll into a rectangle.
Beat 1 egg and brush onto dough.
Add whatever meats and cheeses you want to one side of your sandwich. Since it is Italian, I usually go with salami, pepperoni and Provolone cheese.
If you want to make it a little heartier, saute up some onions and sliced red and green peppers and add them on also.
Beginning with the meaty-cheesy side, roll the dough lengthwise.
When it’s all rolled up, fold the ends over as well. Pop into the oven for 25 minutes at 375°.
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We’re stromboli fans here, too! There’s a small local Italian deli in our town that makes the BEST stroboli I’ve ever eaten… now I want to go there for dinner 🙂
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I used to work in a pizza restaurant, and the Stromboli was one of our most popular sandwiches on the menu. I need to make one for my family soon. Thank you so much for sharing with Saturday Spotlight. Have a great week and come back soon!
My stepfather used to make this everytime we visited… stromboli is delicious. Welcome to foodie friday.
Oh my goodness, that looks tasty! I’m always looking for ways to change up lunch. W get pretty boring around here.
Thank you for sharing on Foodie Friday
Looks so tasty! I have a “30+ lunches” page on my blog, if you’re interested in some new ideas. On my home page, one of the tabs is “what’s for lunch?” click on that tab and there are lots of ideas. I spent a month trying to be creative (I pack 2 lunches a day), then logged pictures. I still go back to it now and then.
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Us lunch packers always need ideas!
I’ll definitely have to check them out! We get into a rut around here…
Love this idea!! I always need lunch ideas! thanks for this one!
you bet! I always need new ideas, too…