TORRANCE, Calif. — Across the country, children are heading back to school and parents are returning to the morning routine of packing lunch boxes.
Sandwiches are a staple lunch box item for time-crunched parents. However, according to a recent consumer survey conducted by King’s Hawaiian, 49 percent of parents say their kids come home with uneaten sandwiches. So, King’s Hawaiian, the family-owned company best known for its line of irresistibly delicious bread, is inspiring parents with two quick and tasty kid-friendly sandwich ideas that are perfect for back-to-school lunches and after school snacks.
Taste is an important factor for many kids. So, if parents start a sandwich with bread that children already love and then fill it with yummy ingredients, it is sure to be winner. King’s Hawaiian Dinner Rolls and Mini Sub Rolls are ideal for perfect kid-sized sandwiches and the flavor of the Original Sweet recipe adds a touch of sweetness to this traditional lunch box item.
Thirty-seven percent of parents say that peanut butter and jelly is the top sandwich choice among their kids. Parents can make a basic peanut butter and jelly sandwich even better by using King’s Hawaiian bread or rolls.
For kids with more adventurous tastes, King’s Hawaiian puts a twist on Hawaiian pizza by packing the same exciting flavors onto its Mini Sub Rolls for a new lunchtime favorite or after school snack. This recipe for a “Hawaiian Pizza Mini Sub Sandwich” combines the ingredients of the pizza recipe including ham, cheese, pizza sauce and crushed pineapple with the subtly sweet taste of a King’s Hawaiian Original Sweet Mini Sub Roll.
King’s Hawaiian Peanut Butter and Jelly
Serves: 2
Ingredients
•1 Tbsp. peanut butter
•1 Tbsp. of your favorite jelly
•2 King’s Hawaiian Original Sweet Mini Sub Rolls
Preparation
1. Spread a layer of peanut butter on one side of each King’s Hawaiian Mini Sub Roll.
2. Add a layer of jelly on top of the peanut butter.
3. Top the peanut butter and jelly with roll tops. Cut in half if desired and serve.
Hawaiian Pizza Mini Sub Sandwich
Serves: 4
Ingredients
•1 (20-oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
•1 (5-oz.) can prepared pizza sauce
•4 King’s Hawaiian Original Sweet Mini Sub Rolls
•12 oz. deli-sliced ham
•4 slices provolone cheese
Preparation
1. Place drained pineapple on several layers of paper towels. Roll up and squeeze out excess water. Set aside.
2. Spread pizza sauce on both sides of King’s Hawaiian Mini Sub Rolls.
3. Layer ham, cheese and pineapple on the bottom half of the rolls and cover with roll tops and serve.
Variation:
These sandwiches also are delicious served hot. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Open rolls and place, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Spread pizza sauce on top of rolls. Add ham and cheese then sprinkle with pineapple. Bake open-faced until cheese has melted. Fold rolls together and serve.
Check out these and other family favorite recipes on the King’s Hawaiian Bakery website at kingshawaiian.com/recipes.
About King’s Hawaiian
Founded more than 60 years ago in Hilo, Hawaii by Robert Taira, King’s Hawaiian Bakery continues to be well known as a family-owned producer of irresistible, original recipe foods made with Aloha spirit. After introducing their delicious sweet bread to the mainland, the Taira family opened the popular King’s Hawaiian Restaurant & Bakery in Torrance, Calif. in 1988 and launched a quick-service restaurant concept, The Local Place, in 2002. In addition to operating a dynamic 150,000 square-foot bakery facility, the company continues to expand its distribution of bread products into stores nationwide with an appreciation for quality ingredients and great taste. For more information, visit the company’s website at kingshawaiian.com, become a King’s Hawaiian fan on Facebook or follow King’s Hawaiian on Twitter.
Source: King’s Hawaiian
