Toasted Fish Stick Subs or Po Boys, are a tasty dinner recipe idea for days when you want a quick bite. These subs feature a homemade tartar sauce that is equally quick.
Thank you Gorton’s Seafood for making this tasty recipe possible. All views expressed are our own.
One of the most iconic foods from my childhood is Gorton’s Fish Sticks.
My mom would make us them every weekend. Sometimes, they were served with mashed potatoes and corn, and other times in a melt. For melts, she always bought the famous plastic-wrapped yellow cheese slices and would whip up some impromptu tarter sauce for us.
You have no idea how tasty fish sticks+melted yellow cheese+tarter sauce + toasted bread is until you try it!
Now, as a mom to three, I like to whip up some of the same quick dishes my mom prepared for us. However, I like to add my own twists to them. Subs or “grinders” like we call them here in New England are some of my favorite quick bites. They are so easy to make, and you can pretty much throw anything in them to make them scrumptious.
Back in the early 90’s toasted white bread was my mom’s bread of choice, but times have changed. Lately, I am a more of a soft torpedo rolls kind of mom. I mean how can you go wrong with cloud-soft bread?
Paired with the irresistible crunch of Gorton’ Fish Sticks, and some melted American Cheese and you have a tasty sub. Oh, but I am not done! Add in some fresh tarter sauce, and some crunchy veggies and you really make a meal of this sandwich!
Plus, it is totally perfect for the Lenten season for any of you looking for a meat-free meal!
Want to recreate these Toasted Fish Stick Subs? Here is what you will need:
Toasted Fish Stick Subs
Equipment
- baking sheet
- cutting board and knife
Ingredients
- 25 whole Gorton's Fish Sticks baked according to the instructions
- 5 soft torpedo rolls
- 1 cup romaine lettuce
- 1 large tomato sliced
- ¼ cup sliced red onion
- 5 slices yellow American Cheese
Tarter Sauce
- ¼ cup dill relish
- ⅓ cup mayo
Instructions
- Bake fish sticks according to the package instructions. Once fish sticks are done, cut them in half.
- Slice torpedo rolls in half. Line the bottom half with fish stick halves.
- Cut the American cheese diagonally and line the slices over the fish sticks
- Place the subs on a baking sheet and return to the warm oven to let the cheese melt using the residual heat from baking the fish sticks.
- Once the cheese is melted (about 5 mins) add the cold veggies.
- To prepare the tarter sauce, simply mix the relish and mayo.
- Spread it on the inside top bun and enjoy!
Notes
These subs were such a hit with our family! My kids just love Gorton’s Crunchy Fish Sticks. We buy the large 44 ct bags so that we can get a few meals out of them. I love how I can use just what I need and easily return the rest to the freezer.
These fish sticks are made from 100% wild Alaskan Caught Pollock. You can find Gorton’s Seafood products in the frozen seafood aisle of your market.
My hubs would love this! He’s loves fish sandwiches so I’ll have o make this!
Gorton’s makes such delicious fish sticks. I love the idea of making a sub with them and eating them on the go.
I am not a fan of fish sticks, so I am not sure I would enjoy this, but I am pretty sure my husband would!
What a great iddea! I think I will try this and see if my husband likes it!
This is such a great idea for using fish sticks. I need to try these out asap!
I am a vegetarian and hence I may not be able to appreciate it as much but it surely does look nice and delicious.
I’m so iffy with frozen foods but this looks really good. I love how quick this great meal can be put together.
This is a great idea. I love their fish sticks but if you want to whip up something different this is definitely something great to eat.
I love how easy this recipe is! Great for an on-the-go weekend!
We haven’t had fish sticks in ages and I don’t think we have ever thought to add them to a sub! These look like a great, easy lunch idea!
I love how convenient it is to make subs. I use a veggie patty in mine as I am a vegetarian
This reminds me of a mix between a po boy and a Bahn Mi. Both are super tasty. Can’t wait to try this recipe at home.
I eat fish sticks all the time and I’ve never thought about eating them this way! I will certainly have to try it!
This looks like the perfect meal to have at the beach on summer vacation! Great recipe!
This right there is an amazing way to mix up your BBQ burger season. I’m a big fan of fish sticks and this recipe sounds like a fun one to make. Thanks for the idea.
These subs look so good! I have always loved fish sticks, and my daughter loves them too! This would be a fun way to make them a little more adult for me and my husband to eat lol
This looks so good! I think it’s awesome to have a bag of this at home for a quick dinner idea. I like that you decided to make it into a sandwich, it’s perfect for the kids to bring to lunch as well.
These breaded fish sticks look amazing, I wonder if we have anything like that here. That and melted cheese in bread sounds amazing x
Yum this look tons better then anything you get from subway. I must give this a try. xx
Awesome idea for Lent. My mom and I would make this for weekday lunches. It looks so simple to make!
I have some friends whose kids go crazy over fish sticks, you made them look delicious! I will definitely pass this recipe on. Thank you!
I believe these are what we call fish fingers here in the UK? I like the idea of making them into a sub, looks tasty x
Wow, you made frozen fish sticks actually look delicious! Living along the gulf coast, I never buy frozen fish, but I may, just to give this a try.
I am loving this new creative way to enjoy fish sticks. I think my family would need that large bag of fish sticks too. My kids love them!
I used to eat fish a lot before, but stopped recently. These look super delish though.
Not even kidding – but my husband loves these Gorton fish sticks. This would be a good “upgrade” for making dinner and looks perfect for during lent!
Oh back in the day we had fish sticks weekly but now that we are gluten free I can’t find a comparable sub for them. I bet this sandwich is amazing!
Oh my! That is such a great idea! It looks really good. And it’s making me hungry. I’m including this in our next week’s menu.
That is a wicked awesome idea. My 9 year old loves fish sticks. I will have to make him one :)