Cuban sandwich on a white plate.

Gluten Free Cuban Sandwiches (Cubanos)

The Cuban sandwich (also known as a Cubano) is an amazing, filling meal stuffed with with roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, mustard, and pickles. It’s the perfect sandwich for lunch, dinner, or fourth meal whether you’re on Miami Beach, or somewhere in the Midwest.

Cuban sandwich on a white plate.

This is the best cuban sandwich recipe I’ve ever tried. I know you’re not exactly inclined to believe me since of course I would say that, but like, just try to believe me. It’s not crazy traditional, but it has the perfect balance of meat and cheese and acidity from the sauce.

Rather than just going with the traditional yellow mustard and dill pickles, I decided to get fancy and make a special sauce for the sandwiches that combines all of the traditional flavors of a Cubano and incorporates some of the other amazing flavors of South Florida.

I know this is a summery-sounding recipe, but if you’ve got the winter blues it’s the perfect meal to perk you back up! However, these would also be great for a summer party because you can easily scale up the ingredients to feed a crowd. Just toss everything on some bread and pop it under the broiler until it’s melty and delicious! Easy, impressive, and amazing.

Gluten free cuban sandwich

In this recipe you can use leftover pulled pork, leftover roasted pork loin, Cuban mojo pork, or roasted sliced pork from the deli counter. I used leftover Super Tender Braised Pork Tenderloin and it was totally delicious!

Gluten free sandwiches are kind of a challenge, but for almost all applications I recommend that you use a GF baguette rather than GF sandwich bread. I like Against the Grain brand, but Udi’s also makes frozen baguettes. (This isn’t sponsored, I just believe in telling you about the best products for success when it’s applicable – being gluten free is hard enough, you don’t have to play Russian Roulette with brands on top of it all.)

If you’re not gluten free, you can use any baguette or sandwich roll that your heat desires! But you definitely can’t go wrong with a traditional Cuban bread roll.

Here’s the recipe!

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Gluten Free Cuban Sandwiches (Cubanos)

Filled with roasted pork, ham, cheese, and a super flavorful mustard sauce, these sandwiches will transport you straight to Miami!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Cuban
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 sandwiches
Author Sizzling Mess

Ingredients

For the Sandwiches

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 pound ham thinly sliced
  • 1/4 pound roasted pork
  • 4 slices swiss cheese
  • 1 gluten free baguette see notes

For the Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons dill pickles (about 10 pickle chips), diced
  • 1 tablespoon peperoncini diced
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise I used Duke’s
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 lime juiced

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients for the sauce and set aside.

  2. In a pan over medium heat, melt butter. Once melted and starting to bubble, add ham to one side of the pan and roasted pork to the other, and cook until heated through and just starting to brown. Remove from heat.

  3. Preheat broiler on high.

  4. To assemble sandwiches, cut baguette in half and slice lengthwise, making sure to not slice all the way through. Spread the sauce on both sides inside the baguette, followed by cheese, ham, and pork loin. (You might have some sauce leftover. If so, just set it aside.)

  5. Ona  foil-lined baking sheet, broil sandwiches until the bread is crusty but not browning and the cheese is bubbly and melty. Spoon any remaining sauce on top and serve.

Recipe Notes

I like to use Against The Grain gluten-free baguettes for this recipe. They come in a package of 2, and each baguette makes 2 sandwiches. I found them in the frozen bread section of Whole Foods. You can use any type of gluten free baguette or sandwich roll you prefer, or if you’re not gluten free you can use any bread of your choosing.


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9 responses to “Gluten Free Cuban Sandwiches (Cubanos)”

  1. Azlin Bloor Avatar

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness, how absolutely wonderful! I’ve heard so much about these, and have always wanted to try them. Are they commonly made with other mats too?

    1. Sizzling Mess Avatar
      Sizzling Mess

      I believe they are always roasted pork and ham traditionally, but I’m sure this would be delicious with other meats as well if you felt like experimenting!

  2. Michelle Avatar

    5 stars
    This is my kind of sandwich! Wow! I totally love the mix of flavors in this dish. I like Udi’s baguettes too. They can be a bit hard to find sometimes.

  3. GiGi Eats Avatar

    5 stars
    I AM ALL ABOUT THAT SAUCE because this girl LOVESSSSSSS pickles! SIGN ME UP! I would put that sauce on everything!

  4. Sara [Real Balanced] Avatar

    5 stars
    these look AMAZING!! I grew up eating a similar recipe and it was one of my faves! YUM!

  5. Jen Avatar

    5 stars
    Oh yum! Coming from a Cuban girl from Miami, I’ll tell ya, you did a great job here haha. You totally got the recipe right!

  6. Tiffany Alexandria Avatar

    I love cubanos! They are so delicious.

  7. Sonal Avatar
    Sonal

    Ahhh the flavors of this Cuban sandwich sound amazing. I would love to try the vegetarian version of this…will look for the recipe that has vegetarian substitute! Loved it!

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