Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese

I saw this recipe today on food gawker and my mouth was watering. I've been obsessed with buffalo lately, I love the flavor! These grilled cheese are super easy to make, I kinda made it up as I went along so there aren't exact measurements.

Ingredients:

2 cans of chicken (this saves a ton of time, but feel free to use shredded chicken)

buffalo wing sauce

cheese

red onion

bread

butter

Heat a flat pan on medium heat.

Meanwhile, drain chicken and combine with buffalo sauce in a bowl. I added enough buffalo sauce to make it look like tuna with mayo, make sense? Grate cheese and add it to the meat & sauce mixture, you want a good amount since this is a grilled cheese after-all. Chop up a little red onion and mix it in too.

Take two pieces of bread and butter one side of one slice. Put a good amount of the meat mixture on the bread (with butter on the outside). Take your other piece of bread and butter one side then place it on top of the sandwich.

Grill on flat pan til both sides are golden brown. Cut in half and enjoy!

Hawaiian Baked Ham & Swiss

I tried a new recipe tonight and we quite enjoyed it. I found it on Pinterest and of course you never know how recipes from Pinterest will turn out. But I took a chance on this one and we liked it. The sweetness of the rolls mixed with the onions in the sauce was a fantastic combination.

Here is the recipe, but I originally found it here, I only modified it to feed fewer people.

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Ingredients:

1 pkg. Hawaiian rolls (you only need 9 of the 12 rolls)

6 large slices of honey ham fresh from the deli

4 slices of swiss cheese

6 T. butter

2-3 T. mustard

1 T worcestershire sauce

1/2 onion, chopped

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Melt butter in pan, add onion, mustard & worcestershire sauce-simmer for 3-5 minutes

Grease 8x8 pan. Take 9 rolls being careful to keep them connected and slice in half. You'll have two halves with the rolls still connected.

Place the bottom half of the rolls in the 8x8 pan and pour 1/3 of the sauce over the rolls. Layer ham & cheese over the rolls and cover with top half of the rolls.

Pour remaining sauce over the top. Cover and cook 15-20 minutes. 

Cut into 9 sandwiches for serving.

Enjoy!

a tasty little sammy :)

This is what I have for lunch nearly every single day and I love it.

I use a thin-wich as my bread, it has the same amount of calories as one slice of bread which is pretty great. Plus the white ones taste similar to a pitas, which I love. They also have a multi-grain, whole wheat & Italian herb version, it depends on my mood what kind I get :)

on one half a spread a little mayo (like 1 tsp, though I'm considering omitting this completely)

 

Next I put a couple slices of deli-sliced rotisserie chicken. I grew up eating fresh sliced meat from the deli so now I prefer it over packaged meats.

 

Top the meat with some cheese if you'd like, either way it's yummy.

 

On the other half I spread avocado, however much you want. 

 

Top that with some chopped cucumbers.

 

Put the tops together and enjoy!

 

Trust me, it's a tasty little sandwich.

I usually have an apple and some pretzels on the side or some fresh veggies with ranch.

Steak Sandwich with Chimichurri

David introduced me to chimichurri when we came across it already bottled at a farmer's market a few years ago. It's an argentine type sauce they put on meat and vegetables. I tried it and fell in love! It has so few ingredients, a while ago I figured I'd try to make it myself. It's tangy and fresh and amazing. We made steak sandwiches marinated with a Paula Deen's marinade recipe (just the marinade not the horseradish).

Chimichurri "sauce" ingredients:

bunch of parsley
6 cloves of garlic
juice of one lemon
splash of vinegar
1/4 to 1/3 cup of olive oil
lots of salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients in the food processor and blend until it becomes almost creamy looking. Marinate meat in it or just top your sandwich with it, like I did.
I toasted french rolls, sliced and spread a teeny bit of butter on them, topped with the grilled, thinly sliced steak, spinach and LOTS of chimichurri. I ate two and didn't want to stop there. :)

Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken Burgers

Something about a big piece of pineapple on top of a hamburger just sounds so refreshing- After a recent trip to the Trolley, one of my favorite little places to eat in Utah, I decided to recreate it on my own.

What you need:

Grill a chicken breast that's been marinated in teriyaki
Pineapple slices (I used canned rings because the fresh ones didn't look good)
lettuce
some kind of roll or hoagie

I sliced the chicken breast (after letting it rest, of course) and loaded it on a warmed roll with the pineapple slice and lettuce. It was so juicy + refreshing. It's the perfect meal for the warmer weather.

bbq pork sandwiches

these are so easy and delicious. even david makes them for me sometimes :)

put these in your crock pot:
1 pork tenderloin (it's super lean but very flavorful)
1/2 c bbq sauce
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar (white or cider)
1/4 c orange marmalade
1/3 c of water

put on low and cook for 6-8 hours. i serve it on french rolls with extra bbq sauce on top. it makes your house smell so good!