Pull-Apart BBQ Chicken Sliders

Ingredients:

• 2 tbps olive oil
• 1 small onion (sliced)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 1/2 cups shredded roast chicken
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup BBQ sauce
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 12 dinner Hawaiian rolls
• 12 slices American cheese or cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.  Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray
2. Add butter, garlic and parsley in a medium bowl and microwave till melted. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Cook onions until soft (about 2 minutes).  Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).  Add the chicken, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and BBQ sauce.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Stir to combine and cook until everything is heated through (about 2-3 minutes).
4. Cut the slider buns in half. Place the bottom halves of the slider buns in the baking dish.  Layer half of the cheese on the bottom buns. Top with bbq chicken mixture, then layer with the remainder of the cheese.  Place the top halves of the buns on top.
5. Brush the tops of the buns with the melted garlic parsley butter.  Bake until the cheese melts and everything is warmed through, 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.

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.

Sweet & Tangy Meatloaf

E1 lb. Ground Beef
1 C. Plain Bread Crumbs
1 Egg
1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/3 C. Ketchup
1/4 C. Brown Sugar
1/4 C. Apricot Preserves (canned apricots - blended)

Glaze:
1/4 C. Ketchup
1/4 C. Brown Sugar
1/4 C. Apricot Preserves (canned apricots - blended)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, brown sugar and apricot preserves. Place in a greased 9x5 inch load pan.  Cook for 40-50 minutes.

In a seperate bowl combine ketchup, brown sugar and apricot preserves.  Remove meatloaf from over after it has cooked, spread on glaze and cook for an additional 20 minutes.

Meatballs

1 pound hamburger
1/2 C Dry Bread Crumbs
1/4 C Milk
2 Tbsp. Finely Chopped Onion
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 Egg

Mix ingredients; shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.  Cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown (about 20 minutes).  Or cook in ungreased oblong pan at 400 degrees until light brown 20-25 minutes.

Serves 4

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.