Lorraine® Cheese Grilled Italian Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients
1 rustic Italian hard roll, sliced open
Italian dressing, to taste
6 oz. grilled chicken breast, warm or
room temperature
2-3 1 oz. slices Lorraine® Cheese
2 leaves radicchio or romaine lettuce
½ small tomato, sliced very thin
3-4 basil leaves, julienned

Drizzle Italian dressing on cut halves of roll. Place chicken breast on bottom half, cover with Lorraine® Cheese, lettuce, tomato and basil. Cover with top half of roll and enjoy!

In place of Italian dressing, try:
Plain or flavored mayonnaise, red wine vinaigrette or balsamic vinaigrette.

In place of grilled chicken breast, try:
Oven roasted, Cajun or peppered deli-sliced chicken breast.

For extra flavor, add:
Pitted kalamata olives, pesto, roasted red peppers, capers, sun-dried tomatoes, or giardiniera.

 

Royal Tuscan Roast Beef Sandwich

Ingredients
1 rustic Italian hard loaf, cut in half
3 oz. rare roast beef, sliced to your preferred thickness
2-3 1 oz. slices Lorraine® Cheese
3-4 strips roasted red pepper
2 romaine lettuce leaves
1 slice red onion
1-2 Tbsp. your favorite Italian dressing

Drizzle dressing on cut halves of loaf. Layer remaining ingredients and enjoy.

 

 

Stately Ham & Lorraine® Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients
1 rustic roll, cut in half
3 oz. deli carved ham
2-3 1 oz. slices Lorraine® Cheese
2 slices tomato
2 leaves iceberg lettuce
2 tbsp. honey mustard

Spread mustard on cut halves of roll. Layer remaining ingredients and enjoy.

 

 

Regal Roast Beef Panini

Ingredients
2 slices country white bread
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 slice red onion
2-3 1 oz. slices Lorraine® Cheese
3 oz. deli carved roast beef,
sliced as you like it
2 leaves romaine lettuce
2 Tbsp. yellow mustard

Spread ½ Tbsp. butter or margarine on one side of each bread slice. Take one slice, butter side down, and spread with mustard. Layer remaining ingredients, topping sandwich with second bread slice, butter side on top. Place in a heated skillet or panini maker. Cook until both sides are browned and cheese is melted. Serve warm.

 

 

Monarchy Melt

Ingredients
1 rustic roll, cut in half
3 oz. deli carved ham
2-3 1 oz. slices Lorraine® Cheese
2 slices tomato
2 leaves iceberg lettuce
2 tbsp. honey mustard

Spread honey mustard on cut sides of roll and layer remaining ingredients. Put top of roll on sandwich, wrap in foil and bake in a 350º oven for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

 

 

Majestic Turkey Melt

Ingredients
2 slices whole grain bread
2 Tbsp. pesto mayonnaise (1 Tbsp. of your favorite pesto mixed with 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise)
2-3 1 oz. slices Lorraine® Cheese
2 leaves Boston lettuce
3 oz. smoked turkey
2 slices tomato

Spread bread with pesto mayonnaise and layer remaining ingredients with the cheese on top. Broil open-faced for 1-2 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve warm.

 

 

Lorraine® Cheese Tuna Melt

Ingredients
1 pretzel roll, sliced open
coarse-grained mustard, to taste
6 oz. (approx. ½ cup) of your favorite tuna salad
½ small green pepper, sliced in rings
1 small tomato, thinly sliced
2-3 1 oz. slices Lorraine® Cheese

Divide all ingredients into two equal portions. Spread both halves of pretzel roll with mustard, then top with tuna salad, green pepper, tomato and Lorraine® Cheese. Broil sandwich halves for 1-2 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.

In place of tuna salad, try:
Crab or other seafood salad mixed with a touch of lime juice.

For extra flavor, add:
Fresh chives, red onion, artichoke hearts, minced garlic or lemon zest.

 

Wraps and More
Tangy Turkey and Lorraine® Cheese Wrap

Ingredients
½ cup mayonnaise
3 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
1 green onion, minced
1 Tbsp. canned chipotle chilies in adobo
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
1 large flour tortilla
3 oz. of your favorite deli turkey, sliced thin
2 1 oz. slices of Lorraine® Cheese

Mix the mayonnaise, cilantro, onion, chilies and lime juice together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spread this mixture on a large flour tortilla. Layer on the turkey and Lorraine® Cheese. Roll up the filled tortilla tightly enough so that the wrap holds together, but the filling doesn’t squeeze out. Cut in half and dig in!

In place of chipotle mayonnaise, try:
Herbed cream cheese, pesto, ranch dressing, honey mustard or mango chutney.

Try these flavorful additions:
Salsa, avocado, onion, cucumber, sprouts, fresh mushrooms, olives or green, red and yellow peppers.

 

 

Quesadilla Appetizer

Ingredients
2 large flour tortillas
4 1 oz. slices of Lorraine® Cheese
jalapeño slices
butter for skillet

Chop Lorraine® Cheese into small pieces. Melt butter over medium heat in skillet large enough to hold large tortilla. Put one tortilla in skillet, cover with cheese and jalapeño slices to taste. Put remaining tortilla on top. Cook approximately 2 minutes on each side until golden brown and the cheese begins to melt out of the tortillas. Remove from skillet and cut in 6 wedges. Serve with salsa.

 

 

Chef’s Omelet or Frittata

Ingredients
4 large eggs, beaten and lightly
seasoned with salt and pepper
1 oz. prosciutto, shredded
2 oz. cooked asparagus spears, sliced into bite-sized pieces
2-3 1 oz. slices of Lorraine® Cheese, chopped into small pieces
butter for skillet or omelet pan with heatproof handle

Melt butter in pan over medium heat, add beaten eggs and scramble to set slightly. Add prosciutto, asparagus and Lorraine® Cheese.

For Omelet:  Fold in half and cook on each side approximately 30 to 45 seconds until eggs are golden and cheese melts inside.

For Frittata:  Do not fold. Transfer pan to rack set 6 inches under heated broiler. Broil until cheese melts and frittata is puffy and golden.

Serves 2.