Butterfly Cheese Sandwiches

Need a lacto ovo vegetarian side dish? Butterfly Cheese Sandwiches could be an amazing recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 222 calories. This recipe serves 12. For 59 cents per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home has 33 fans. If you have american cheese, milk, olives, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 26%, this dish is not so tremendous. Users who liked this recipe also liked Butterfly Sandwiches, Hawaiian Ham and Cheese Sandwiches (aka Tailgate Sandwiches), and Butterfly Cupcakes.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

12 slices American cheese

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

2 tablespoons milk

22 pitted ripe olives

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

12 slices white bread

Equipment:

bowl

cookie cutter

ziploc bags

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions 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. Yield: 1 dozen. Originally published as Butterfly Cheese Sandwiches in Taste of HomeJune/July 2004, p14 Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:


1. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk, garlic powder and onion powder until smooth; set side 1/4 cup.

2. Spread 1 tablespoon of the remaining cream cheese mixture over each slice of bread. Top each with a cheese slice.

3. Cut out each sandwich with a butterfly-shaped cookie cutter.

4. Cut 12 olives in half lengthwise; place two halves, cut side down, in the center of each sandwich for butterfly body.

5. Cut remaining whole olives into slices; place two on each wing. Set olive ends aside.

6. 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.

7. Cut olive ends into small pieces; place on eyes.


Nutrition Information:

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221k Calories
7g Protein
15g Total Fat
14g Carbs
2% Health Score
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Calories
221k
11%

Fat
15g
23%

  Saturated Fat
7g
49%

Carbohydrates
14g
5%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
42mg
14%

Sodium
649mg
28%

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Protein
7g
15%

Calcium
310mg
31%

Phosphorus
183mg
18%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Vitamin A
485IU
10%

Vitamin B1
0.14mg
10%

Vitamin B2
0.14mg
8%

Manganese
0.16mg
8%

Folate
31µg
8%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.37µg
6%

Zinc
0.85mg
6%

Fiber
0.94g
4%

Vitamin E
0.56mg
4%

Magnesium
14mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.34mg
3%

Copper
0.05mg
3%

Potassium
91mg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.27µg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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