Ham, Cheese And Sauerkraut Sandwiches Recipe

ingredients

1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/4 cup dairy sour cream
1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds, crushed
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 can (8 ounce size) sauerkraut, drained
12 slices (.5 inch thick) country-style sourdough, white, whole wheat and/or rye bread
18 slices (1 ounce size) Cheddar, American, Colby and Monterey Jack, Swiss and/or Provolone cheese
6 slices thinly sliced cooked ham (optional)
3 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
pickles (optional)

directions

In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, caraway seeds and black pepper. Stir in sauerkraut; set aside.

Place half the slices of bread on a large foil-lined baking sheet. Top each bread slice with a slice of the cheese. Top cheese on bread with sauerkraut mixture. Top sauerkraut mixture with ham, if you like, and remaining slices of cheese.

Using a pastry brush, top remaining slices of bread with some of the melted butter. Place bread slices, buttered side up, atop cheese to make sandwiches. Turn sandwiches over and brush bread tops with remaining butter.

Bake in a 350 degrees F oven about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread is lightly browned, turning once.

To serve, cut the grilled sandwiches from corner to corner and serve with the pickles, if you like.

nutrition data

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reviews & comments

coffee23 REVIEW:
July 11, 2014

Instead of baking these in the oven I cooked them on a griddle. The oven would be convenient for making a lot of sandwiches at once but I really like the texture from the griddle so that's why I did it that way instead. The sandwiches themselves were quite delicious. You should rinse the sauerkraut though, most recipes don't tell you that but it's really the preferred way to use canned kraut.

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