From bite-sized snacks to mile-high sandwiches, we've rounded up our best pastrami recipes.
7 Recipes That Put Pastrami to Work
Updated on Jan. 11, 2024
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Pastrami Roll-Ups
Total Time
15 min
Servings
4 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
For a book club event, I created pastrami roll-ups with cream cheese and a pickle. Those tasty bites quickly pulled a disappearing act. —Merritt Heinrich, Oswego, Illinois
Nutrition Facts:
1 roll-up: 25 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 158mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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Yankee Red Flannel Hash
Total Time
30 min
Servings
4 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Hash is a classic diner dish. With potatoes and pastrami, this one's easy to make at home. The beets give it fabulous color and flavor. —Nancy Mock, Colchester, Vermont
Nutrition Facts:
1 serving: 307 calories, 16g fat (6g saturated fat), 247mg cholesterol, 1010mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber), 19g protein.
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Mushroom Pastrami Hoagies
Total Time
25 min
Servings
6 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
My husband is a firefighter, so I make easy meals I can deliver to him. He likes pastrami, but ham or roast beef also work for hoagies. —Deanna Eads, Kingman, AZ. Do you know the difference between pastrami and corned beef?
Nutrition Facts:
1 sandwich: 572 calories, 26g fat (14g saturated fat), 110mg cholesterol, 1787mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 43g protein.
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Hearty Italian Salad
Total Time
20 min
Servings
4 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Meat lovers won't be able to resist my antipasto-inspired salad that eats like a meal. Just add bread and dipping oil. —Melissa Jelinek, Apple Valley, Minnesota
Nutrition Facts:
1 serving: 309 calories, 15g fat (6g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 1775mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 32g protein.
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Reuben Salad in a Jar
Total Time
30 min
Servings
4 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Amy Smith from Avon, Connecticut, shared her layered Reuben salad with us, and we couldn’t resist making it extra portable. Get ready to be asked for the recipe. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Nutrition Facts:
1 serving: 509 calories, 35g fat (13g saturated fat), 81mg cholesterol, 1454mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 4g fiber), 24g protein.
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Ultimate Pastrami Sandwiches
Total Time
30 min
Servings
4 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This peerless pastrami sandwich was adapted from a menu favorite at Primanti Bros. Restaurant in Pittsburgh. The marketing office graciously shared the basic ingredients: grilled cold cuts, cheese, fried potatoes and tomatoes—all stacked between slices of chewy Italian bread. From there, we created the spot-on copy, which includes our version of the secret coleslaw topping. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Nutrition Facts:
1 sandwich: 586 calories, 17g fat (7g saturated fat), 80mg cholesterol, 1655mg sodium, 72g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 6g fiber), 36g protein.
