Ham Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 3 cups uncooked rice 
• 3 tablespoons oil 
• 2 teaspoons garlic minced 
• 1 packet fried rice seasoning 
• 1/4 cup soy sauce 
• 4 eggs 
• 1 cup thick cut deli ham 
• 2 cups peas 
• 5 green onions 
• salt and pepper to taste 

Instructions

1. If you aren't using leftover rice, start your rice cooking. While rice is cooking, chop meat and onions into small pieces. Scramble eggs and scoop off onto a plate. I use frozen peas, so I thaw them under some cool water at this point as well.
2. When rice is prepared, heat oil, garlic and onions in your pan. Add rice. 
3. Gradually add in fried rice packet and soy sauce. Once well mixed add all remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooke time: 15 minutes
Total time 20 minutes

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Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

For the Cordon Bleu:

• 3 boneless skinless chicken breast cut in half length wise (to form two thinner chicken breast)
• Salt & Pepper
• 12 slices deli ham
• 6-8 slices Swiss cheese (6-8 oz)
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp butter (melted)

For the Parmesan-Dijon Cream Sauce:

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp chicken bouillon granules (1 cube, crushed)
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions for Cordon Bleu:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
2. Lightly sprinkle both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper. Lay the cut chicken breast in a single layer in the dish. 
3. Layer each chicken breast with two slices of ham and top with 2 slices of swiss cheese.  Make sure the chicken breast is covered with the ham and cheese.  Toss the bread crumbs with the melted butter and sprinkle the mixture over the top of the chicken.
4. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the chicken is cooked through completely, the cheese is bubbling and the bread crumbs golden.

Directions for Parmesan-Dijon Cream Sauce:

1. While chicken bakes melt the butter in a medium saucepan.  Stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes.  Slowly poor in the milk while whisking to avoid lumps.
2. Stir in the bouillon granules. Whisk constantly over medium heat until the mixture begins to simmer and thicken, about 3-5 minutes.
3. Once the sauce has bubbled and thickened, remove from heat and stir in the mustard, Worcestershire sauce and parmesan cheese.  Stir until the cheese is melted.  Keep the sauce warm until the chicken is finished baking.  Season to taste with salt and pepper if needed.
4. Serve each chicken cordon bleu portion with warm sauce.

Ham & Cheese Sliders

Ingredients for:
 
Honey Mustard

·         1 cup mayonnaise

·         1/4 cup honey

·         1/8 cup mustard

In a small bowl whisk all together and set aside.

Poppy Seed Dressing

·         2 tablespoons poppy seeds

·         3 tablespoons honey mustard sauce from above

·         1 cup butter, melted

·         1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Whisk all together and set aside

Assembly

·         24 white rolls

·         24 slices of ham

·         24 slices of white cheddar cheese

·         mayonnaise

·         honey mustard sauce from above

Directions:

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Slice open the rolls and spread the honey mustard sauce on the bottom and mayonnaise on the top.  Place a slice of ham and cheese on each roll and place the top on each sandwich.  Place all the sandwiches on a cookies sheet and drizzle each sandwich with the poppy seed dressing until you have used a little more than half and each sandwich is covered.  Tightly wrap the pan with tin foil and bake for 12-15 minutes.  After baking you can drizzle with a little more sauce (you may need to melt it again) then serve immediately.

Note – sandwiches can be made ahead of time then topped with the dressing and baked when needed.