Hotel Style Classic Club or Clubhouse Sandwiches, toasted layers of bread filled with bacon, chicken, lettuce, and tomato. A delicious classic sandwich recipe, perfect for brunch or lunch. 

Hotel Style Club Sandwiches, toasted layers of bread filled with bacon, chicken, lettuce and tomato. A delicious classic sandwich recipe, perfect for brunch or lunch

What is a Classic Club Sandwich?

The club or clubhouse sandwich was first developed in America sometime in the 1890s, with various member's clubs (hence the name) laying claim to being the first creator.

What are the layers for a club sandwich?

A classic clubhouse sandwich comprises of three layers of tasted bread with cooked chicken, ham or bacon, lettuce, and tomato, bound with a simple mayonnaise. Because the sandwich has 3 layers, it's usually held together with cocktail sticks and cut into quarters in triangles.

Hotel Style Club Sandwiches, toasted layers of bread filled with bacon, chicken, lettuce and tomato. A delicious classic sandwich recipe, perfect for brunch or lunch

When do you eat club sandwiches?

Ideally by a poolside in a hotel when the sun is shining and you have a parasol over you and a pina colada in one hand.

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Joking aside, these club sandwiches are great to serve at an afternoon tea, or a party, buffet or take to a potluck. But be warned, they do go fast, are very popular so you'll need to make plenty!

I often make these for a late brunch, they're filling and should tide you over right through to supper time.

So let's get straight to the recipe and see how to make a classic clubhouse sandwich. Enjoy!

Hotel Style Club Sandwiches, toasted layers of bread filled with bacon, chicken, lettuce and tomato. A delicious classic sandwich recipe, perfect for brunch or lunch

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

Nil

Serves

2

Ingredients you'll need

  • Chicken Breast, Cooked. You can also use chicken thigh meat. If you have any leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, use that instead of chicken!
  • Bacon, cooked
  • Iceberg Lettuce - you can also use other lettuce leaves if you prefer. In the photos, we've used rocket leaves to add a peppery taste.
  • Tomatoes - Vine tomatoes are the sweetest
  • Mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper
  • White Bread, toasted - You can use brown
  • Sandwich toothpicks - these are used to hold the sandwiches together
  • Potato Chips - ready salted
  • Butter for spreading on the bread

See the recipe card below for quantities.

Instructions

1. Prepare the cooked chicken by slicing it into bite-sized pieces. 

2. Cook the bacon and pat dry from fat on some kitchen paper.

3. Prepare the tomatoes by slicing them thinly.

4. Take 2 - 3 leaves of iceberg lettuce and wash if needed.

5. Toast the bread and allow to cool then spread butter on one side of each slice.

Build the sandwich 

6. Starting with toast on the bottom, add the chicken, and some mayonnaise (amount to your liking), then add some lettuce. Season with salt and pepper.

  • go easy on the salt incase your bacon is particularly salty.

7. Add another slice of toast on top.

8. Add the bacon, some more mayonnaise, and then sliced tomatoes.

9. Add the 3rd slice of toast. 

10. Take a sharp knife and slice the sandwich diagonally, on both sides so you end up with triangles. 

11. Push a cocktail stick right through each quarter of the sandwich and arrange it on a serving plate. Add some potato chips to serve alongside your club sandwich. 

Repeat the above for the second sandwich

You can change the layers and mix the ingredients up a bit, it doesn’t need to be in the exact order listed above. So long as you have chicken, bacon, lettuce and tomato, you’ll have a club sandwich!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

Hotel Style Club Sandwiches, toasted layers of bread filled with bacon, chicken, lettuce and tomato. A delicious classic sandwich recipe, perfect for brunch or lunch

Recipe Card

Hotel Style Club Sandwiches, toasted layers of bread filled with bacon, chicken, lettuce and tomato. A delicious classic sandwich recipe, perfect for brunch or lunch

Classic Club Sandwich

Yield: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Hotel Style Club Sandwiches, toasted layers of bread filled with bacon, chicken, lettuce and tomato. A delicious classic sandwich recipe, perfect for brunch or lunch

Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken Breast, Cooked
  • 4 Rashers of bacon, cooked
  • 3-4 leaves Iceberg Lettuce
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
  • 4 Slices White Bread, toasted
  • 4 Sandwich toothpicks
  • 2 Cups potato Chips
  • Butter for spreading on the bread

Instructions

    1. Prepare the cooked chicken by slicing into bite sized pieces.
    2. Cook the bacon and pat dry from fat on some kitchen paper.
    3. Prepare the tomatoes by slicing thinly.
    4. Take 2 - 3 leaves of iceberg lettuce and wash if needed.
    5. Toast the bread and allow to cool then spread butter on one side of each slice.
    6. Build the sandwich, starting with toast on the bottom, add the chicken, and some mayonnaise (amount to your liking), then add some lettuce.
    7. Add another slice of toast on top.
    8. Add the bacon, some more mayonnaise and then sliced tomatoes
    9. Add the 3rd slice of toast.
    10. Take a sharp knife and slice the sandwich diagonally, both sides so you end up with triangles.
    11. Push a cocktail stick right through each quarter of sandwich and arrange on a serving plate. Add some potato chips to serve alongside your club sandwich.
      Repeat the above for the second sandwich,
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 2
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1076Total Fat: 56gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 38gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 1760mgCarbohydrates: 96gFiber: 7gSugar: 11gProtein: 49g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate

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