Confession time: I spend way too much money over a monthly period on cheese. That’s with us even buying cheap own brand cheese from places like ASDA and Lidl.

With Baby Number 2 on the way, it’s time to not only start saving money on our food bills where possible, but it’s also time to cut out some slightly unhealthy habits. As the resident veggie, I tend to be the cheese fiend in the house. I desperately needed some inspiration for cheese free vegetarian sandwich fillers that were still cheap, healthy and exciting.

I took to Facebook to ask some fellow bloggers what their favourite vegetarian sandwich fillers were…the ones that didn’t contain the dreaded cheddar!

47 Cheese Free Vegetarian Sandwich Fillers

I’m really quite surprised by some of the suggestions. There are some combinations that I would never have thought to put together…but you guys seem to swear by them!

Peanut Butter Based Vegetarian Sandwich Fillers

Peanut butter and sliced orange. So so good! (Better on toast, but just as tasty in a sandwich). babyfoote.com
Peanut butter and banana is my favourite ever staceyinthesticks.com
Peanut butter and jam.
Peanut butter, pear and cream cheese.
Peanut butter, cucumber and lettuce. It’s been my favourites sandwich for years and years, my local health food shop used to sell them and they were so good! HodgePodgeDays.co.uk
Plain old peanut butter.
Peanut butter & cucumber – my all time fave! And if you can’t have nuts use Wow butter – it’s made from soya & totally nut free!crummymummy.co.uk
Peanut butter with grated carrot, raisins and cinnamon.
Peanut butter and marmalade or peanut butter and cheese. Both wonderful! Devonmama.com

Refreshing Salad Based Vegetarian Sandwich Fillers

Diced tomatoes, fresh basil and olive oil drizzled on toast with salt and pepper.
Roast brinjal, chilli and sun-dried tomatoes.
Peas, iceberg lettuce and mayo.
Avocado, mustard and mango chutney.
Cream cheese and diced red pepper.
Egg and tomato
Grated carrot and hummus is amazing! Egg mayo with a pinch or two of ground cumin and a squirt of mayo. Beetroot and coleslaw is good too.
Coleslaw
Avocado spinach mozzarella pesto and roasted pepper (jar kind) nice toasted!! twoheartsoneroof.com
Cream cheese and cucumber is yummy and thrifty! thriftymum.com
Blend mixed beans and peppers with fromage frais for a pate style.
Hummus and peppers.
Egg mayo and cress.
Peas with tomato ketchup – cannot beat it kateonthinice.com
Appleslaw is cheap, healthy and yummy! Mix grated apple and mayo with either red onion or spring onion and spread it in your sandwich. Yum! autumnsmummyblog.com
Falafel and hummus
Cucumber and salad cream
Cream cheese and cucumber
Tzatziki and beetroot
You can’t beat egg mayo in my book. Needs to have very finely diced onion in to reach perfection though! pinkpearbear.com
Babaganoush and salad wrap
I love a beetroot sandwich. Or beetroot with pease pudding.nomipalony.com
Mashed avocado mixed with finely chopped red onion, crumbled feta (optional) and a squeeze of lime! Buzymum.com
I love roasted peppers, mushroom and goats cheese or caramelised onions in a sandwhich! autismkidsontour.com

Sweet Vegetarian Sandwich Fillers

Nutella / chocolate spread
Banana sandwiches. Comfort food does not get any better than a lovely sweet banana sandwich! Filling too. ridingbootsforboo.com
Definitely not an everyday sandwich but banana and Nutella is pretty lush! Especially on a bagel.
Marmalade
Cashew nut butter and banana. abeautifulspace.co.uk
Strawberries, basil and balsamic vinegar on brioches for a sweeter sandwich. libertyonthelighterside.com

Timeless Classics

Have you seen the ‘tuna mayo’ made of chickpeas? Meant to be amazing in a sandwich! Dilanandme.com
Hasn’t anyone said Marmite yet? You heathens! Just Marmite and butter on white bread.
theincidentalparent.com
My favourite sandwich (especially when the fridge is empty) is a ketchup sandwich. My boyfriend’s dad recommends adding salad cream too but I haven’t tried this yet.
How has no one mentioned the timeless classics jam sandwich or crisp sandwich? Am I just too northern for my own good?!mummysavermoneymaker.co.uk
Chip butty! The good ol’ carbohydrate only snack. Splash a bit of ketchup and you’re ready to take on the world! Right after a nap though from all those carbs rawchildhood.co.uk
Vegetarian/vegan sausages with brown/red sauce and lettuce.
Heinz sandwich spread

19 Comments

Nicolette Lafonseca-Hargreaves

February 1, 2018 at 1:32 pm Reply

This is a great list as a life long veggie I am tired of always getting cheese butties and I flipping love cheese so that is saying something

Welsh mum writinG

February 1, 2018 at 2:47 pm Reply

Thanks for including me and #sharingthebloglove

Charli Bruce

February 1, 2018 at 4:10 pm Reply

These are some fabulous fillings! I am not a vegetarian but there are so many that I would eat and eat anyway right now x

MMT

February 1, 2018 at 9:57 pm Reply

I’m glad to see Sandwhich spread made it on there! And crisps – but specificall it has to be cheese and onion with salad cream! Yum!

I should definitely try some of these on my veggie 5 year old..

Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub

michelle twin mum

February 1, 2018 at 10:55 pm Reply

Wow, you have some really different ones there, especially all the peanut butter variations. I’d never have thought of those but they have reminded me I love peanut butter and sliced apple on toast! lol

Rhian Westbury

February 2, 2018 at 10:19 am Reply

Some of these combinations are very unusual, but I do love anything with peanut butter x

Ger ( It's Me & Ethan)

February 2, 2018 at 10:43 am Reply

Oh I love peanut butter. Would never have thought of half of these combinations ! They look fab !

Elizabeth

February 2, 2018 at 4:41 pm Reply

Suddenly craving a cheese free sandwich, me! I am such a cheese fiend too, but these are all fab options. 🙂

Kaz | Ickle Pickles Life and Travels

February 2, 2018 at 9:13 pm Reply

These are all great suggestions thanks! I eat waaaay too much cheese! Kaz

Cath - BattleMum

February 2, 2018 at 9:32 pm Reply

I had no idea you could try peanut butter with so many things. I love peanut butter but have never tried it in conjunction with anything. I’m going to change that!

Lynne Harper

February 3, 2018 at 10:42 am Reply

We aren’t huge cheese fans so these are great alternatives for as a family 🙂

Starlight and Stories

February 4, 2018 at 7:41 am Reply

I love all of these fantastic alternatives, I’m always looking for ways to add variety into what we eat.

Katy - Hot Pink Wellingtons

February 4, 2018 at 7:29 pm Reply

Ah, this is perfect timing for me! I’ve just gone dairy free, and quite frankly, the dairy free cheeses just don’t cut it! I like the sound of beetroot and tzatziki, and it’s just made me remember my love of Branston pickle too – I’m going to be branching out with my sandwich fillings this week! Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove

Nichola - Globalmouse

February 5, 2018 at 11:54 am Reply

I’m veggie and trying to really cut down the dairy I eat so I love this post. I really like the idea of pairing avocado with mustard, I’m going to give that a try!