Chicken Parmesan Subs

This one is for those ones of you who roast two chickens each week and are looking for new ways to use the leftovers. If you don't roast two chickens, that's okay, just cook any kind of chicken for this recipe!

Cheater Chicken Parmesan Open-faced Subs

2 c (? depending on how many servings you're making) cooked chicken: shredded or cubed
1 jar pasta sauce
1/2 c or so of bread crumbs
shredded mozzarella cheese
sandwich rolls (or loaf of french bread)

simmer the chicken in the pasta sauce until heated through. stir in the bread crumbs and simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens a little bit.

split open the sandwich rolls and spoon the chicken mixture onto each half of the rolls. sprinkle with shredded cheese and put under the broiler until the cheese melts and turns a little bit brown. serve open-faced and enjoy!

Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

24 dinner rolls
1 lb ham
1 lb sliced cheese
1 cup buter
4 TBSP brown sugar
2 TBSP Worcester sauce
2 TBSP poppy seeds

Cut ham and cheese to fit inside buns. Place close together in a 9x13 pan. Melt butter, brown sugar, Worcester sauce, and poppy seeds together. Pour mixture over the sandwiches. Cook in oven on 350 until cheese is melted.

Philadelphia Cheese Steaks

Another super easy and good weeknight dinner...

2 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
2 medium bell peppers (any color), thinly sliced
2 large soft baguettes
1 1/2 lbs. sliced roast beef (such as all-natural Applegate Farms)
6 slices provolone cheese, (or you can always use Philly's favorite, Cheez Whiz!)
1/4 cup ketchup, or to taste, for serving (optional)
2 tsp. hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco), or to taste, for serving (optional)

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Sauté the onions and peppers, stirring occasionally, until they are very soft and the onions are starting to brown, 8 - 10 minutes. After about 5 minutes, put the baguettes in the oven to warm them.

Transfer the onions and peppers to a bowl, cover them, and set them aside. In the same skillet, heat the remaining oil over medium heat. Cut the roast beef into thin strips and sauté it in the oil, stirring frequently, until it is heated through, about 5 minutes. (Meanwhile, make the smoothie, if you are serving it.)

Remove the baguettes from the oven and slice them lengthwise, cutting them most of the way through. Line the bottoms of the sandwiches with the cheese, and top it with the beef, onions and peppers. Cut each baguette into 3 sandwiches, and serve them warm, topped with the ketchup and hot pepper sauce, if desired.

Greek Chicken Sandwiches with Yogurt-Cucumber Sauce

*We tried this recipe last week and I really liked it. I dont do cucumbers so I left those out and added tomatoes, I used the flatbread from TJs as its softer than pitas.

This is a summery meal with cooling cucumbers and creamy yogurt. For a vegetarian alternative, use garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas) in the sandwiches instead of the chicken. Serve it with Greek-Style Green Beans (you can also peel, slice and serve the 1/2 cucumber that wasn't used in the recipe).
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts or canned garbanzo beans, if using the beans, drain and rinse them
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp. black pepper, or to taste
1 cup plain nonfat or lowfat yogurt, preferably Greek yogurt
1 tsp. minced garlic, (1 - 2 cloves)
2 tsp. fresh oregano, mint or dill, chopped
1/2 tsp. honey
1/2 cucumber, peeled and finely diced or shredded (1 cup total)
4 whole wheat or white pita breads
1 tomato, diced
(If you are making the green beans, start them first.) Cut the chicken into 1/2-inch wide strips and toss it with the oil, salt and pepper. (If using garbanzo beans, warm them in the microwave or on the stovetop with the oil and black pepper, and omit the salt.)
Heat a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook the chicken until it is browned on the outside and no longer pink in the middle, turning occasionally, 5-7 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium serving bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, oregano, mint or dill, honey and cucumber.
Warm the pita in the microwave or conventional oven (10 - 15 minutes at 300 degrees, wrapped in foil) to soften it.
Assemble the sandwiches at the table by stuffing or wrapping the chicken (or garbanzo beans) in the pita pockets and topping it with the yogurt sauce and tomato. Serve the sandwiches warm.
Scramble Flavor Booster: Use lots of fresh herbs in the yogurt sauce, and season the chicken with freshly ground black pepper before cooking it.
Tip:
If your market carries a range of yogurts, look for Greek yogurt, such as Fage, which has a much richer and smoother taste and texture than American yogurts.