Chopped Italian Sandwiches

Overflowing with layers of savory meats, tangy peppers, crisp lettuce, and gooey cheese, these Chopped Italian Sandwiches are guaranteed to tantalize your taste buds. Whether you’re whipping them up for a quick lunch or a satisfying dinner, they’re certain to become a household favorite.

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Viral Chopped Italian Sandwiches Recipe

This is one of those TikTok made me do it recipes. A recipe for a chopped Italian Sandwich went viral leading to all sorts of different versions. The most popular version of a chopped sandwich is this Italian Sandwich based off of the equally viral Italian Subs (or Grinder Sandwiches).

Now the first time this was made at our house my husband actually made it after watching a video on social media. Although it was good it missed a huge aspect in my opinion, the toasted sub roll and melted cheese. Without those two parts the sandwich just fell lackluster. So this version is actually a Better Than the Viral Chopped Italian Sandwich Recipe. I guess after all the beauty of this delicious sandwich is that you get to take simple ingredients and make it how you like it. 

We are still chopping pretty much everything, everything except the cheese. The deli meats and veggies are still going to get chopped. And then made into a chopped salad for the filling. We are going to melt the cheese and toast the sub rolls after everything is chopped up for truly the best version of this sandwich. Which has now become a family favorite!

P.S. The Italian Grinder Salad filling is amazing on it’s own, if you are looking for just a salad version just skip the bread and it the salad. 

Ingredients

• Banana Pepper Rings + Juices – Nice and tangy banana peppers are key to this sandwich and the flavors. If you can’t find Banana Peppers you could try using pepperoncini as a substitute.
• Red Onion – A zip from the red onions helps keep the sandwich balanced, you can reduce the amount if you have a family that isn’t too sure about red onion.
• Iceberg Lettuce – Iceberg is what helps make this recipe great, the crunch from the iceberg really helps make the filling great. You could also already use shredded lettuce to make it easier and in a pinch you could use any green leaf lettuce like romaine lettuce.
• Tomato – Make sure you slice the tomato before adding it to the pile of ingredients to make it easy to chop.
• Salami – You will want about 4 ounces or 1/4 pound from the deli.
• Pepperoni – Same as the salami you will want about 4 ounces or 1/4 pound from the deli or just grab a pack of pepperoni and use about half a pack.
• Turkey Breast – Sliced deli turkey breast, you will want about 6 ounces.
• Mayonnaise – Mayo for dressing the filling, some recipes you will see added the mayo as it was being chopped, I just found this to be messy and unnecessary so it is being added to everything once it is chopped.
• Red Wine Vinegar – For flavoring the filling, just a little goes a long way.
• Garlic Powder – For flavoring.
• Dried Oregano – For flavoring.
• Provolone Cheese – That melty cheese you are looking for, you could always use mozzarella cheese as a substitute.
• Sub Rolls or Hoagie Rolls – I like the rolls on the softer side that toast up nice. You can really use any kind of bread you want though, give a french bread or crusty sandwich rolls a try too. 

For a complete detailed list of the ingredients continue towards the bottom of the page.

Instructions

Preheat your oven to broil (High). Place the sub rolls on a baking sheet and evenly distribute the provolone cheese among them. Set aside momentarily.

On a spacious cutting board, arrange the banana peppers, red onion, iceberg lettuce, tomato slices, salami, pepperoni, and turkey.

With precision and a sharp knife, chop all the ingredients on the cutting board, initially in one direction and then in the opposite direction, ensuring an even, fine chop so everything is in small pieces. Utilize your knife to gather and reposition the ingredients as necessary.

Transfer the finely chopped mixture to a sizable mixing bowl. Add in the mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, oregano, and banana pepper juice. Mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are well combined, forming the delectable filling for your sandwiches.

Once prepared, place the baking sheet with the sub rolls in the oven and broil for 1-2 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the rolls are beautifully toasted and golden. Keep a vigilant eye to prevent any burning.

With caution, remove the rolls from the oven and generously spoon the flavorful filling mixture into each warm sub roll. Serve your Chopped Italian Sandwiches immediately.

Yield: 6 sandwiches

Chopped Italian Sandwiches

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Make the Chopped Italian Sandwich sensation with Italian meats, cheese, veggies, and more to make a perfect sandwich great for a quick lunch or dinner. 

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Total Time 2 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup banana pepper rings
• 1/4 red onion, roughly chopped
• 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cut into 6-8 pieces
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 4 ounces salami
• 4 ounces pepperoni
• 6 ounces turkey breast
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoons banana pepper juice (from the jar of banana pepper rings)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp oregano
• 8 ounces provolone cheese
• 6 sub rolls

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to broil (High). Add the cut and open sob rolls to a baking sheet. Add the provolone evenly between the sandwiches. Set aside.
2. On a large cutting board layer the banana peppers, red onion, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes slices, salami, pepperoni, and turkey. Carefully start to chop everything on the cutting board, going in one direction first then switching to the opposite direction so that everything gets chopped. Use the knife to push and move everything back together once it gets spread out and keep chopping the ingredients until you are happy with the size. Add everything to a large mixing bowl.
3. To the bowl add the mayo, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, oregano, and banana pepper juice. Toss everything together to make the filling for the sandwich.
4. Once the filling is ready transfer the sheet pan with the sub rolls to the oven. Bake 1-2 minutes but keep an eye on it the whole time and take out once the cheese is melts and the sub roll is toasted and golden. Remove from the oven.
5. To make the sub sandwich add the filling mixture to the warm sub rolls. Serve immediately. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1387Total Fat: 81gSaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 50gCholesterol: 263mgSodium: 2750mgCarbohydrates: 81gFiber: 4gSugar: 16gProtein: 81g

Nutritional data is automated and might not be 100% accurate, final nutritional information will depend on ingredients used and any changes made.

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