Colts Tailgate Recipe: Ham and Cheese Sliders

Recently the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council in partnership with the Indianapolis Colts hosted the Colts Best Recipe of the Year Contest. A cookbook was created featuring the finalists recipes including these Ham and Cheese Sliders. You can download your copy at Colts.com/BestRecipe.

HAM AND CHEESE SLIDERS

Submitted by IVAN WILLIAMS

INGREDIENTS

24 slices of deli honey ham

6 slices of Swiss cheese, cut into fourths

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1 Tbs poppy seeds

1 1/2 Tbs dijon mustard

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 Tbs onion powder

1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce

2 packages (12 count) sweet dinner rolls

* DIRECTIONS*

1. Cut rolls in half.

2. Grease a 9x13 baking dish, and place bottom rolls in dish. Spread mayonnaise onto 1 side of each roll.

3. Place 1-2 slices of ham and 1 slice of Swiss cheese on each roll.

4. Place the top of the rolls on the sandwiches and bunch them closely together in baking dish.

5. In a medium bowl, whisk together poppy seeds, Dijon mustard, melted butter, onion powder and Worcestershire sauce.

6. Pour sauce over the rolls, just covering the tops. Cover with foil and let sit for 10 minutes.

7. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

8. Uncover and cook for an additional 2 minutes until tops are slightly

Nutrition facts:* 205 calories, 11 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 10 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 43 mg cholesterol, 452 mg sodium

Nutrition facts based on 24 servings.

Ham is a lean, low fat deli meat filled with plenty of protein. Pair with cheese and you've got a double-dose of protein for optimal bone and muscle health.

Every day, aim for at least half your grains from the "whole" category. Which means white refined – like a sweet Hawaiian roll – is perfectly fine to enjoy half the time!

FOOD SAFETY TAILGATING TIP:
Once cooked, hot foods should never stay out at room temperature longer than two hours, or foodborne bacteria will multiply.

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