Triple Decker Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Easy Cheesy Broccoli Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup packed spring mix lettuce leaves
1/4 cup chopped green olives
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
Dijon style mustard
12 slices wheat bread
12 thin slices baked ham
4 thick slices Provolone cheese
4 slices Jack Cheese

Preparation
Mix together the mayonnaise and chopped green olives.
Lay four slices of bread on a cutting board and spread the mayonnaise mixture on them.
Cover with a slice of ham and a slice of Provolone cheese and some lettuce leaves.
Lay four slices of bread on top of that and spread the Dijon mustard on them.
Cover with a slice of ham and the Jack cheese and more lettuce leaves.
Top with the remaining slices of bread and secure with a fancy toothpick.
Slice on the diagonal.
Serve with Broccoli Cheese Soup.

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Ham and Cheese Strata with a Black Bean Salad

Wine Pairing: Sauvignon Blanc

This is an easy dish to make up the night before. You can serve it for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. Just take it out of the refrigerator about 45 minutes before you want to bake it.

Ingredients:

• 16 slices of day old bread, cut into triangles
• 1 pound grated cheddar cheese
• 6eggs
• 3 cups of milk
• 1 cup of cubed ham
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• ½ teaspoon of paprika
• ½ teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
• Optional: (1 can of diced green chiles)
• 1 stick of real butter, melted
• 1 can of black beans.
• 1 sweet red pepper, minced
• 2 green onions, minced
• 2 cups of red leaf lettuce

Preparation:
Spray a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
Mix the eggs, with milk, ham, and seasonings.
Place a layer of bread, 1/3 of the egg mixture, and 1/3 of the cheese in the pan.
Repeat the layers twice, ending with the cheese.
Pour the melted butter over the top.
Place in the refrigerator to sit overnight and allow the egg mixture to soak into the bread.

To bake the ham and cheese strata:
Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Place the casserole in a pan with water and allow it to sit while the oven preheats.
Bake in the pan of water for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
If the strata begins to get too brown on top, cover it with foil.

Make the bean salad:
While the strata is baking, mix the beans, peppers, and onion in a dish.
Place the beans on a bed of lettuce.





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Using Leftover Turkey from Thanksgiving Dinner

There are so many ways to use turkey leftovers. There's no need to simply reheat the same meal again, unless you choose to because you love it. Here is a list of recipes that can be used with leftover turkey, ham, potatoes, and cranberry sauce.

This week is clean out the refrigerator week. Use up those leftovers, use the frozen dinners you've been saving, (you have been saving large portions of dinners in the freezer, right?) and take a break from grocery shopping. After all the work you did for Thanksgiving, you deserve a break!

Enjoy these recipes. If you have other ways to use turkey leftovers and ham leftovers, please share your idea or recipe in a comment. Thanks!

My number one pick is:
Turkey and Ham Monte Cristo Sandwiches

The second runner up is:
Turkey Pot Pie

Creamy Tortellini Soup with Chicken can easily be made with yummy turkey.

Spicy Turkey Roast
Instead of cooking this one in the crockpot, since the turkey is already cooked, coat it with the buffalo wing seasoning and heat it in the oven under foil for 20 minutes.

Creamy Ranch Potatoes with Ham in the Crockpot


Caribbean Chicken and Rice with Ham
Just substitute cut up turkey meat for the chicken and you'll have a winner!


Leftover Turkey with Orzo Pasta and Vegetables
This one is from my recipes as the Sacramento Easy Meals Examiner.



If you need more ideas, just use the Google search box on the right side of my blog. Type in ham, turkey, or whatever you have to use up. You can also search the recipes at Stonewall Kitchen, a great foodie place to shop.






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