Hot Ham And Cheese With Caramelized Onions Food

CARAMELIZED HAM & SWISS BUNS

Steps:

• Arrange bottom halves of rolls in a greased 9x9-in. baking pan. Spread cut side of roll bottoms with horseradish sauce. Layer with ham and cheese; replace tops., In a small skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour over rolls. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown.

HAM & CARAMELIZED ONION GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Coat a medium-size nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium heat.
• Add onion, sugar and salt to skillet; cover.
• Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until lightly browned; remove from heat.
• Stir together mustard, horseradish and honey; set aside.
• Spread 4 slices of bread evenly with mustard mixture, then layer 3 slices ham over each piece of bread.
• Place about 2 T onions on top of the ham, then place 1 slice cheese on top of the onions.
• Place 4 remaining bread slices over cheese.
• Spritz both sides of sandwich with nonstick cooking spray and cook in nonstick skillet over medium heat for 5-8 minutes or until cheese has melted, turning halfway through.
• Serve with mixed greens on the side, if desired.

HOT HAM AND CHEESE WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*.
• Place both slices of bread on a cookie sheet. On one, spread garlic herb cheese, sprinkle with cheddar. On the other slice, layer ham, caramelized onion and top with italian cheese blend. Leave sandsich open.
• Bake in oven for 5-7 minutes until cheese begins to bubble and all ingredients are heated through. *You could also use a panini press or do this sandwich grilled-cheese style. Just butter the outsides of bread or brush with olive oil. If doing in a skillet on the stovetop, I typically cook over med or med-low heat and put a lid over the sandwich so that everything gets heated and melty before the bread over-browns.
• Note: I used caramelized onions I'd made earlier by very thinly slicing 1/2 of a sweet maui onion and sauteeing in butter til brown, then added 1/8 t kosher salt and black pepper and 1 T brown sugar til glazed.