Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

This is not your average ham and cheese…this is ham and cheese on steroids! The inspiration from this dish came from www.pinchofyum.com . This can be done using slider rolls or regular sandwich size rolls. If you are making them for a party and want to do a little bit before hand you can caramelize the onions and make the bacon the day before. You can also assemble the sandwiches ahead of time storing them in the fridge until you are ready to bake. I also think that you could add sautéed mushrooms to this and it would be terrific BUT because I dislike mushrooms you will not see them here! Just sayin! Please feel free to try it and let me know what you think!

I made six sandwiches with these measurements

INGREDIENTS
12 slices of honey ham
6 slices of Swiss cheese
6 slices of thick cut apple smoked bacon (cooked until crisp)
1 large onion, sliced and caramelized
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
4 tablespoons of butter at room temperature
1 tablespoon dijon mustard

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Caramelize onion by sautéing in a pan with 1 tablespoon of butter. When the onion starts to brown, add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and continue sautéing until the onions are golden brown.

For the bacon, I bake the bacon in the oven at 300 degrees until crisp, turning as it cooks. (depending on the thickness of the bacon it takes my bacon about 20 minutes)

Mix the 4 tablespoons of room temperature butter with the dijon mustard, set aside.

To assemble the sandwich place the rolls on a baking sheet, spread the butter dijon mixture on the top side of the bun.
Layer the ham, onion, bacon and cheese on the bottom of the roll. Close the roll and bake for 10 minutes, then cover with foil and bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese is melted through. Remove from oven.

Enjoy,