Chicken Sloppy Joes
1 tb vegetable oil 1 lb ground chicken 1 green bell pepper; chopped 1 md onion; chopped 30 oz canned sloppy joe sauce 3 c cooked rice 6 hamburger buns or- English muffins
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook and stir 4 to 6 minutes or until no longer pink. Stir in pepper and onion; cook 1 to 3 minutes. Add sloppy joe sauce. Cook over medium heat about 8 to 10 minutes; stirring occasionally. Stir in rice; cook until thoroughly heated. Spoon over hamburger buns.
Circular Sandwich
1 ea red bell pepper 1 ea yellow bell pepper 1 ea medium eggplant 1 olive oil 1 salt and freshly ground 1 pepper 1 ea 10 inch round load crusty 1 bread 1/2 c oregano lemon dressing 1/4 lb slice black forest ham 1/2 lb salami, preferably 2 kinds 1 lb mozzarella, sliced 20 ea large fresh basil leaves
Roast whole peppers over a gas flame or under a broiler until they are completely blackened. Place in a paper bag until cool enough to handle. Peel, cut in half and seed. Cut eggplant into 1/2 inch slices. Brush with olive oil and sear on a grill or hot skillet until brown on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Cut bread in half horizontally with a serrated knife, and hollow out the top and bottom halves. Brush bottom half with 1/4 cup of the dressing. In the bottom half of the bread, place the fillings in this order: ham, eggplant, one kind of salami, peppers, mozzarella, remaining salami and basil. Brush inside of top half with remaining dressing. Place top half onto sandwich. Wrap sandwich tightly in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Place a tray or baking sheet on top of the sandwich and weight it with several cans for about 1 hour.
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