The Ultimate Turkey Bagel Sandwich
This turkey bagel sandwich makes a delicious lunch! It’s quick, easy, satisfying, and packed with veggies. It’s my absolute favorite turkey bagel. I know you’ll love it too!

This turkey bagel was inspired by the Tasty Turkey bagel sandwich at Einstein Bros. Bagels. It was one of my go-to lunches in college when I had an Einstein’s outside my dorm. Back in the day, they used sprouts on the bagel. So that’s how I still make them.
Make these at home by generously smearing a toasted asiago cheese bagel with whipped chive and onion cream cheese. Then, pile it high with turkey, tomato, cucumber, spinach, and spouts.
Ingredients
Asiago cheese bagel. You can use an everything bagel or a plain bagel if you prefer.
Double whipped, chive and onion cream cheese. I make my own. It’s super easy, quick, and uses simple ingredients! You can also find premade spread in the grocery store with regular cream cheese.
Oven-roasted sliced turkey breast. Use your favorite sliced deli-style turkey. Or, you can use leftover slices of smoked turkey breast. Got leftover carved turkey from Thanksgiving? You can use that!
Baby spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, and alfalfa sprouts piled high on this bagel sandwich. They give it plenty of crunch, color, and flavor. I love getting a hefty serving of veggies on a lunch sandwich! You can use any crisp leafy lettuce instead of the alfalfa sprouts.
How to make a tasty turkey bagel sandwich
First, toast your bagel. Then, use a bread knife to cut it in half.
Give both sides a generous schmear of chive and onion cream cheese.
Then, add the spinach and tomatoes
Then the cucumbers.
Next, it’s turkey time.
Top it off with a handful of alfalfa sprouts. I’m in love with the texture that these guys add.
Now, top it off. Stand back and admire this beauty. Drool over it. Take a picture. Write a love ballad…
If you like, wrap the whole gal up with parchment paper and use a serrated bread knife to cut it in half.
Just look at that cross section. She’s gorgeous!
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PrintTurkey Bagel Sandwich
This turkey bagel sandwich makes a delicious and tasty lunch! It’s quick, easy, satisfying, and packed with veggies.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 bagel sandwich 1x
- Category: Sandwiches & Wraps
- Method: Stack
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 asiago cheese bagel
- 4 tablespoons whipped chive and onion cream cheese
- 1/4 cup baby spinach leaves
- 3 ounces sliced oven-roasted turkey breast*
- 2 slices tomato
- 4 slices cucumber
- 1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts
Instructions
- First, slice your bagel in half and lightly toast it.
- Then, smear the inside of both halves generously with the cream cheese.
- Next, layer on the baby spinach, turkey, tomato, cucumber, and sprouts, and place the top half of the bagel on.
- Optional: Wrap the bagel sandwich in parchment paper and cut it in half using a serrated bread knife.
Notes
You can use any crunchy leaf lettuce in place of the alfalfa sprouts.
Try using leftover carved turkey or smoked turkey instead of the sliced deli turkey.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel sandwich
- Calories: 635
- Sugar: 6.5 g
- Sodium: 1570 mg
- Fat: 19.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 78.8 g
- Fiber: 4.5 g
- Protein: 36.5 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
SO GOOD! I used an everything bagel and veggie cream cheese. Sadly I didn’t have any tomato or cucumber, but will definitely add next time!
Patience,
I’m so glad you loved it! Definitely try the extra veggies when you have them. 🙂