Rachel Sandwich
Loaded with tender and flavorful pastrami, slaw, cheese, and a tangy dressing, this Rachel Sandwich is just about the best sandwich on the planet! Serve with chips, soup, or your favorite sides for a hearty and delish meal!
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 673kcal
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 4 slices marble rye bread or regular rye bread
- 4 slices swiss cheese
- 1/2 pound pastrami thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup coleslaw shreds
- 2 tablespoons Russian dressing or enough to moisten the slaw
Instructions
- Mix the coleslaw with enough dressing to just coat the coleslaw.
- Butter one side of the bread, then lay it buttered side down in a hot (but not screaming hot) skillet.
- Top the bread with a slice of cheese, then layer on the sliced pastrami, another slice of cheese, and a layer of coleslaw, and then top with the last slice of bread, buttered side up.
- Press the sandwich down gently with a flipper or spatula, and cook it slowly, allowing the sandwich to heat through.
- Flip the sandwich carefully when the bottom slice of bread is golden brown and toasted, and continue to cook until the sandwich is heated through, the cheese has started to melt, and the bottom slice of bread is golden brown.
- Cut the sandwich in half and dig in!
Notes
Chef Jenn's Tips
- Make your life easier and buy the bag of pre-shredded coleslaw mix, but don't add any coleslaw dressing to it.
- Heat the pastrami in the skillet, the microwave or in the oven until it's warm to help your sandwich cook through faster.
- No Russian dressing? You can use bottled Thousand Island dressing instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 673kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 1931mg | Potassium: 443mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1037IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 376mg | Iron: 5mg