Meal Type: Lunch

Deluxe Pepperoni Pizza Toast

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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15

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Serves
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4

servings

Deluxe Pepperoni Pizza Toast

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 24slices of Maple Leaf Natural Selections Pepperoni
  • 4thick cut slices round sour dough bread
  • 2125 gram balls fresh mozzarella, sliced into 12 rounds
  • 8tbsp olive oil
  • 1tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 4tbsp pizza sauce, warm
  • 2tbsp parmesan, grated
  • 6slices large tomato
  • Basil – garnish
  1. Preheat oven to low broil setting. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Drizzle olive oil onto each side of bread. Place toast onto baking sheet and broil toast for about 1 minute per side or until just golden. Remove from oven.
  3. Assemble toast by layering cheese, followed by tomato sauce, tomato slices and pepperoni. Sprinkle seasoning and parmesan cheese over top.
  4. Broil for about 3 to 4 minutes until cheese has melted and pepperoni has started to crisp.
  5. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil and garnish with basil if desired.
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Serve with a side garden salad with Italian vinaigrette or with a small Caesar salad.

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Chicken Fajita Tostada

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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25

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Serves
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4

servings – makes 8 tostada

Chicken Fajita Tostada

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 2Maple Leaf Prime RWA Boneless Skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced
  • 1heaping cup multicolored peppers, thinly sliced
  • ½cup red onion thinly sliced
  • 2tbsp vegetable oil, divided
  • 1tbsp chili powder
  • 2cups tex mex cheese, shredded
  • 8corn tostada, prepared
  • Juice ½ lime
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1large avocado, diced
  • Sour cream optional
  • Salsa optional
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Place chicken in a large bowl and add half the vegetable oil, chili powder and lime juice. Toss well to coat.
  3. Heat remaining oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes turning frequently until starting to brown.
  4. Add onions and peppers and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more until vegetables have started to soften and caramelize and chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat and keep warm.
  5. Arrange tostadas side by side onto prepared baking sheet and divide and sprinkle cheese evenly over top. Place onto center rack of oven for about 2 minutes until cheese has just melted and remove from oven.
  6. Assemble tostada by dividing warm fajita mix onto each tostada followed by diced avocado and top with salsa and sour cream if using. Serve immediately.
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Round out your meal and serve with
Mexican style rice. Need some inspiration? Try a caprese style
tostada by using Maple Leaf chicken
and in place of veggies use shredded
lettuce, fresh Pico De Gallo and
pearl bocconcini cheese!

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Bacon and Grilled Chicken Honey Dijon Lettuce Cups

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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20

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Serves
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4

servings – Makes 8 lettuce cups

Bacon and Grilled Chicken Honey Dijon Lettuce Cups

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat grill to medium high heat. Place chicken in a large bowl and add oil and seasoning. Toss well to coat.
  2. Grill chicken 16 to 18 minutes turning once and until an internal temperature of 165 degrees is reached. Let chicken cool slightly and roughly chop.
  3. Microwave bacon per package directions. Chop and set aside.
  4. Place tomato, cucumber and chicken in a large bowl and mix with dressing.
  5. Scoop mixture into lettuce cups and top with chopped bacon.
  6. Drizzle with extra dressing if desired.
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Make it ranch style and use chopped hard boiled egg and ranch dressing.

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Express BBQ Chicken Caesar Salad

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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10

Minutes

Serves
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4

servings

Express BBQ Chicken Caesar Salad

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 15250-gram package Maple Leaf Prepped and Ready BBQ Shredded Chicken
  • 10cups Romaine lettuce, chopped
  • ⅓cup Caesar salad dressing, prepared
  • 8cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
  • ½ tbsp dry BBQ seasoning
  • ½cup crunch tortilla strips, prepared
  • Lemon – garnish
  1. Place lettuce in a large bowl and and toss with dressing, tomatoes, and parmesan.
  2. Arrange salad onto a large serving platter and top with shredded chicken.
  3. Toss tortilla strips with BBQ seasoning and sprinkle over top. Serve with wedges of lemon if desired.
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There is nothing better than a delicious
Caesar salad why not kick it up with a
sprinkle of our favorite ingredient –
BACON. Add Maple Leaf Ready Crisp bacon.

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Grilled Cheddar Smoked Sausage & Veggie Skewers

Preparation
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10

Minutes

Total Time
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18-20

Minutes

Serves
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4

servings – Makes 8 skewers

Grilled Cheddar Smoked Sausage Veggie Skewers

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 5Maple Leaf Cheddar Smoked Sausages, cut into 8 rounds
  • 812 inch skewers, soaked
  • 3 to 4medium sized zucchini, cut into 32 pieces
  • 1medium red or white onion, cut into 32 slices – double stacked if preferred
  • 2 to 3medium multi colored peppers, large dice
  • Butter
  • BBQ sauce
  1. Preheat grill to medium high heat.
  2. Assemble by piercing a slice of sausage on to skewer leaving about a 1 “inch space from the base. Continue by adding a slice of pepper followed by onion and zucchini. Repeat sequence 3 more times onto skewer. Continue with each skewer to make 8.
  3. Grill skewers turning frequently for about 8 minutes or until sausage is an internal temperature of 165 degrees and vegetables are cooked to al dente.
  4. Serve immediately with buttered baked potato and BBQ for dipping if desired.
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Try using any of our amazing Maple Leaf
smoked sausage line up of flavors. Mix and match your favorite vegetables. Serve with BBQ baked potatoes for a complete meal.

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Bacon Pizza Grilled Cheese

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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15

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Serves
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2

sandwiches

BaconGrilledCheese-scaled

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 8slices Maple Leaf Ready Crisp Bacon
  • 1cup pizza mozzarella, shredded
  • 2tbsp pizza sauce or marinara sauce + extra
  • 4thick cut slices bread
  • 2tbsp garlic butter, divided
  • 1tbsp basil, finely chopped
  • Cooking spray
  1.  Lay bacon onto a paper towel lined microwavable plate and heat per package directions. Remove and set aside.
  2. Place bread down onto a clean surface and spread 1 tbsp each marinara sauce onto base of bread. Divide and sprinkle half the cheese over top. Lay 4 slices bacon onto each slice of bread and sprinkle remaining cheese over top followed by basil. Top with remaining bread.
  3. Divide garlic butter and spread onto the outside of the bread of each sandwich.
  4. Spray a large non stick skillet with cooking oil over medium high heat. Place sandwiches in skillet and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes per side flipping carefully with a spatula. Bread should be golden brown and cheese should be melted.
  5. Remove from heat and slice in half. Serve with extra pizza sauce for dipping on the side. Serve immediately. 
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Serve sandwiches with a small side garden salad. Like meat as much as we do? Make it a Meatsa pizza grilled cheese and add Maple Leaf Prepped and Ready diced ham. Chef Hack – leave cheese at room temperature for 15 minutes – it will melt faster and easier in the sandwich.

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Chicken & Deli Stacker

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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15

Minutes

Serves
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6

sandwiches

ChickenDeliStacker-min

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 2Maple Leaf Prime RWA Chicken Breast, cooked, cooled and shredded with a fork or thinly sliced
  • 18slices of Maple Leaf Natural Selections Oven Roasted Turkey
  • 18slices mild or hot genoa salami
  • 12slices provolone cheese
  • 18slices tomato
  • 1 ½cup head lettuce, shredded
  • 1cup spring mix lettuce
  • 1 tbsp Maple Leaf EZEE sub sauce, prepared
  • ¾cup mayonnaise
  • 1 ½tbsp parmesan cheese, finely grated
  • ¼tsp pepper
  • 1tsp lemon juice
  • 6large long wide hoagie or French crusty rolls, split
  1. Mix mayonnaise, parmesan, pepper and lemon juice in a small bowl and set aside.
  2. Place head lettuce and mixed greens in a large bowl and toss with sub sauce.
  3. Assemble sandwiches by placing base of bun onto a clean work surface. Spread a generous amount of parmesan mayo onto bread followed by two slices of cheese. Layer turkey followed by salami, chicken, sliced tomato and lettuce. Top with bun and repeat with remaining ingredients.
  4. Serve with lightly salted kettle chips or pretzels.
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Make this your own! Try using MLNS black forest ham in place of turkey and cheddar in place of provolone. If you have any leftover parmesan mayo, keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days – great as a chip or vegetable dip.

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Everything Bagel Hot Dog Twister

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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18-20

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Serves
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8

servings

EverythingBagelHotDogTwister-min

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Unroll crescent dough onto a cutting board. Carefully tear at perforated cut into 4 large squares of dough. Using your fingers cinch the perforation cutting diagonal with each square of dough. Cut each square lengthwise. You should have 8 strips of seamless dough. 
  3. Twist each piece of dough around each hot dog.
  4. Place seasoning on to a large plate. Roll each hot dog into the seasoning pressing down gently so it adheres to the dough. Place each coated hot dog onto prepared baking sheet.
  5. Bake in oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown and hot dog cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
  6. Serve immediately with a side of mustard or ketchup to dip.

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Summer Family BBQ “Top” your Dog your way

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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15

Minutes

Serves
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12

hot dogs

SummerFamilyBBQTopYourDogYourWay-min

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1.  Heat grill and cook hot dogs per package directions
  2. Create your topping tin by including the above ingredients into the muffin cups. Use one side for the kids and the other for the adults!
  3. Place hot dogs into buns and “top it your way”

**Stylist tips**

Add grill marks.

Suggestion to use La Fournee Doree top split brioche hot dog buns. They are great for the length of the hot dog.

Style one hot dog dressed as a suggestion and keep the others plain.

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A muffin tin a smart and convenient way to serve your pickiest guests with an assortment of options! Try using your favorite toppings!

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