Recipe Tag: a kid-friendly snack

Hawaiian Breakfast Sliders

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5

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Total Time
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10

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Serves
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8

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Hawaiian Breakfast Sliders

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat the grill to 350°F.
  2. While grill heats, scramble and cook 3 medium eggs as an omelet, set aside.
  3. Using a serrated knife, cut buns in half, lengthwise, and place on a tray. Remove top part of bun and set aside.
  4. Place the pineapple slices on the grill for 2 minutes per side. Set aside.
  5. Spread the Pineapple BBQ sauce on both sides of the buns.
  6. Build your sandwich by layering tomato, omelet, Maple Leaf® Natural Selections® Smoked Black Forest Ham, pineapple, and lettuce, on the bottom half of the bun.
  7. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese and top with remaining bun.
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Potato wedges are the perfect side for this dish!

Dip – Mix equal parts mayonnaise and ketchup to make a delicious dipping sauce!

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Inverted Bacon Chicken Strips

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8

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Total Time
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20-25

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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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Breakfast Dog Sandwich

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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10

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Serves
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4

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Breakfast Dog Sandwich

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 4Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™ BBQ Format – sliced in half
  • 4hot dog buns, split in half
  • 4medium eggs
  • 2tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2tbsp ketchup
  • 1cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1cup spinach
  • 2medium tomatoes, sliced
  • 1tbsp vegetable oil
  1. Scramble and cook 4 medium eggs, set aside.
  2. Add a tablespoon of oil into a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Fry Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™ for about 1 to 1 ½ minutes, turning frequently.
  4. Toast hot dog buns and spread ketchup and mayonnaise onto either side of the bun. Add spinach and sliced tomatoes if desired.
  5. Slice Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™ vertically. Lay open face on one half of toasted bun.
  6. Spoon scrambled eggs onto bun and sprinkle cheese over top. Top with other half of bun.
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Serve with a side of fruit salad or tater tots.

Remaining hot dogs in the Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™ BBQ Format package can be used to create more Breakfast Dog Sandwiches!

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BBQ Top Dog Tacos

Preparation
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10

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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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Quesadilla Wrapped Sausage Bites

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

minutes

Serves
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4 to 6

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Quesadilla Wrapped Sausage Bites

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1 750g pkg Maple Leaf® Natural Smoked Sausages
  • 10small flour tortillas
  • 1cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1cup Tex Mex cheese
  • 3green onions, thinly sliced
  • ¼cup pickled jalapeno slices
  • ½cup nacho cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Guacamole
  • Salsa
  1. Preheat BBQ to 400F.
  2. Spread a thin layer of nacho cheese on a tortilla.
  3. Sprinkle with cheddar and Tex Mex cheese, jalapeno and green onion. Top with another tortilla.
  4. Spread the top of the tortilla with nacho cheese and set a sausage at one end. Roll the tortilla around the sausage. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  5. Rub the grill grates with vegetable oil and place the tortilla rolls on the grill. Grill until lightly charred on all sides, approx. 3 minutes per side.
  6. Slice into 1” pieces and serve with sour cream, salsa, and guacamole.
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For added smokey flavour try adding Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp Fully Cooked Natural Bacon Bits in between the tortilla layers.

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Maple Leaf Chicken and Waffles

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 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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Spooky Spider Dogs

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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25

Minutes

Serves
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10

Portions

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Working on a clean surface unroll dough and cut at each perforated slice. You should have 6 slices. Cut each slice in half to make 12.
  3. Cut the ends of each hot dog into quarter strips leaving about and inch in the middle.
  4. Wrap dough onto center of each hot dog and using your fingers slightly cinch in the dough towards the middle.
  5. Discard remaining dough or use to roll into small dough balls to make eyes to place onto each “spider dog”.
  6. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until dough is cooked through and golden brown and hot dog “legs” have started to curl slightly.
  7. Make spider faces on dough using a combination of ketchup, mustard or BBQ sauce.
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Check out our Spooktacular Mummy Dogs recipe dogs and make a combination of “Spiders” and “Mummy” Dogs for hosting a
party.

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Sheet Pan Ham and Cheese Croissants

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

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Serves
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6

Sandwiches

Sheet Pan Ham and Cheese Croissants

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 12slices Maple Leaf Smoked Black Forest Ham, thinly hand sliced from a 600gr half ham
  • 6large croissants, split
  • 3slices swiss cheese, cut on the bias
  • 6slices cheddar cheese, halved
  • 18slices firm plum tomato, sliced thin
  • 3tbsp mayonnaise
  • ½tbsp Dijon mustard
  • Olive oil spray
  • Poppy seeds – optional
  • Garlic salt – optional
  • Fresh thyme – garnish
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Mix mayonnaise and Dijon in a small bowl. Place croissants on a clean surface and spread a scant amount on the inside of each bottom and top of croissant.
  3. Assemble by placing 1 half slice of swiss cheese onto bottom of each croissant followed by 2 slices ham, 3 tomato slices and two half slices of cheddar placed side by side and top of croissant. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  4. Lightly spray top of croissant with olive oil. Sprinkle poppy seeds and garlic salt over top. Add fresh thyme over top if using.
  5. Bake on center rack of oven for 8 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and melted and sandwich is heated through. Serve immediately.
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This recipe is a great use of left over ham – make them mini by using mini croissants! Dice the ham for an easy fit onto the base of a small croissant and use your favorite cheese combination! This recipe is also great using honey mustard.

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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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