Meal Type: Snacks

Inverted Bacon Chicken Strips

Preparation
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8

Minutes

Total Time
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20-25

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Inverted Bacon Chicken Strips

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Keep the frozen chicken strips at room temperature for 5 min. Cut open each chicken strip and stuff with cheese.
  3. Wrap each chicken strip with 2 slices of bacon. Place the chicken strips, seam side down, on baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until bacon is crisp and chicken strips have cooked to an internal temperature of 165°F.
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If you prefer extra crispy bacon, broil for an additional 1-2 minutes.

Glaze with BBQ sauce once bacon starts to cook.

Dipping Sauce: Mix equal parts Mayo, Mustard, and Ketchup.

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BBQ Top Dog Tacos

Preparation
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10

Minutes

Total Time
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20

minutes

Serves
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6

Portions

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 6Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™
  • 6stand and stuff taco shells
  • 1cup lettuce, shredded
  • 1cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ¼cup tomato salsa
  1. Preheat BBQ to 350 F.
  2. Turn off one side of the bbq and place the taco shells on indirect heat.
  3. Add half the cheese to the tacos and cook until the cheese has melted.
  4. While the cheese is melting, cook the hot dogs on other half of grill according to package instructions.
  5. Place the cooked hot dogs into the taco shells and top with the remaining cheese. 
  6. Cook the taco for 2 to 3 more minutes until the cheese has melted.
  7. Top tacos with lettuce and salsa and serve.
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Top the tacos with your favorite garnishes such as guacamole, sour cream, hot sauce etc…

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Maple Leaf Chicken and Waffles

Preparation
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5

Minutes

Total Time
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15

minutes

Serves
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2 to 4

Portions

Maple Leaf Chicken and Waffles

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 8Maple Leaf Prime® Dino Nuggets
  • 4Belgian waffles
  • ½cup maple syrup
  • 8toothpicks
  1. Preheat oven to 425 F
  2. Place Dino Nuggets on a baking sheet and bake per package instructions.
  3. While the nuggets are cooking cook the waffles per pack instructions.
  4. Place the maple syrup in the microwave and reheat for 10 to 15 seconds.
  5. Cut each waffle into 4 squares.
  6. Place each Dino Nuggets on a piece of waffle. Add another piece of waffle on top and skewer with a toothpick to hold everything together.
  7. Drizzle warm maple syrup over the waffles just before serving.
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For an even more decadent snack try adding of Maple Leaf Ready Crisp Bacon on top of the Dino Nuggets.

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Deluxe Pepperoni Pizza Toast

Preparation
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5

Minutes

Total Time
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15

Minutes

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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Everything Bagel Hot Dog Twister

Preparation
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5

Minutes

Total Time
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18-20

Minutes

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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Mixed Deli Cheesy Crescent Ring

Preparation
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10

Minutes

Total Time
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25

Minutes

Serves
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4

servings

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Carefully unroll dough and separate the perforations. Create a ring slightly over lapping at the long ends of the dough towards the center and the points of dough outwards.
  3. Place half of the cheese slices around the center of the dough. Fold turkey and place over top of cheese followed by ham and remaining cheese.
  4. Fold pointed end over the meat and cheese toward the center of the ring and fold tip under base of dough and crimp with your fingers.
  5. Brush the top of the dough with butter and sprinkle with seasoning.
  6. Bake on center rack of oven for about 11 to 14 minutes. Pastry should be golden brown, and cheese should be gooey and melted. Allow to cool slightly and cut into desired number of slices.
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Try using your favorite sliced Maple Leaf® Natural Selections® meats! Don’t have everything bagel seasoning – Don’t worry! Make your own by combining a small amount of sesame seeds, poppy seeds and garlic salt!

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Game Day Popcorn Chicken Po’Boy Sandwich with Zesty Remoulade Sauce

Preparation
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5

Minutes

Total Time
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30

Minutes

Serves
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4-6

servings

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1pkg Maple Leaf Prime® Raised without Antibiotics Frozen Popcorn Chicken (560g)
  • 2loaves prepared garlic bread, split but not sliced all the way through and toasted (325g)
  • 2½cups shredded head lettuce
  • 2 small tomatoes, sliced

    • …

  • Remoulade sauce:
  • ¾cup mayonnaise
  • 1tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1tsp paprika
  • 1½tsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1tsp mild horseradish
  • 1clove garlic, minced
  • dash Worcestershire sauce
  • dash hot sauce
  1. Cook chicken per package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients for the remoulade sauce together in a small bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. Assemble sandwiches by spreading a generous amount of remoulade onto each of the toasted garlic breads. Divide and layer tomatoes onto bread followed by lettuce and popcorn chicken.
  4. Slice sandwiches into halves or thirds. Enjoy immediately.
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MAKE AHEAD! Make zesty remoulade sauce in advance and keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Batch it up! This sauce makes a great dip for French fries and Maple Leaf Prime chicken wings.

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Bacon Laced Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls with Berry Fruit Salad

Preparation
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5

Minutes

Total Time
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30

Minutes

Serves
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5

servings

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Heat oven per package direction on cinnamon rolls.
  2. Place bacon onto a paper towel lined plate and microwave for about 30 seconds, just enough so bacon is pliable.
  3. Separate cinnamon rolls and gently unroll until you just about reach the middle. Place two slices lengthwise side by side across the top of the dough. Bacon should be poking out about halfway above the dough. Tightly roll cinnamon bun back up.
  4. Lightly spray an 8- or 9-inch cake pan with oil. Fit cinnamon rolls snuggly together into pan. Bake per package directions.
  5. Ice cinnamon bun immediately with the provided icing.
  6. In a small bowl mix berries and orange zest together, divide fruit salad and spoon over top. Sprinkle with nuts and garnish with mint if using. If there are any leftover slices of bacon, chop and use as garnish. Serve immediately.
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Try different toppings such as sliced bananas and sprinkled with crunchy granola.

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Bacon, Apple and Cheddar Waffle Sammies

Preparation
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5

Minutes

Total Time
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15

Minutes

Serves
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4

servings

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
  2. Add brown sugar and maple syrup and stir until sugar has dissolved and sauce is just thickened. About 1 minute.
  3. Add apple and toss to coat. Stir frequently until apples start to brown and soften. About 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.
  4. Prepare bacon per microwave directions.
  5. Assemble waffles by placing one slice of cheddar cheese onto each waffle divide bacon over top followed by spooning apples over bacon. Top with remaining waffle.
  6. Garnish with strawberries if using and add additional maple syrup if desired. Enjoy immediately.
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MAKE AHEAD – Make sugar caramelized apples in advance and store in a container with a tightfitting lid. Keep refrigerated until use and simply warm up in the microwave.

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