BLTs

Thanks to this wonderful blog post, I have now learned how to cook bacon in the oven.

The result … a quick and delicious BLT.

I made BLTs in about 25 minutes from start to finish.  Take that Rachael Ray.  Just kidding I like her.  But sometimes her recipes call for too many ingredients.  Whoops, I am off track.  Here is what I did.

Line a baking sheet with edges with foil.  Place the bacon on the foil.

Place pan in cold oven.  Turn oven to 400 degrees F.  Set timer for 25 minutes.

In the meantime, make toast, slice tomatoes, wash lettuce and wait.

Remove bacon from oven when reached desired crispness.  Remove to a paper towel to drain.  (I didn’t say more bacon, less fat.  Unfortunately there is still grease ;-)

Assemble BLT.  Serve with fresh red grapes.

Enjoy!

Simple, refreshing dinner in less 30 minutes.  The easy cleanup made it even better.

Leftover Roast Beef Sandwiches

We had leftover roast from our Sunday dinner.  I saved it in about 2 cups of the juice from the roast.  I decided to make hot Roast Beef sandwiches.  They turned out delicious.  My best yet so I thought I would write down the recipe for next time.

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup diced onion

1/2 bell pepper diced

1 cup sliced mushrooms

2 cups roast juice

Leftover Roast Beef (about 1 – 1  1/2 lbs), sliced and chunked

salt and pepper to taste

french sandwich rolls

butter

sliced white cheddar cheese

In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium high heat.  Add bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms to skillet and cook until tender.  About 5 minutes.  Add  juice from roast.  Add roast.  Heat until the meat is hot.  Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to Broil.  Move top rack to the highest position. 

On a baking sheet, lay out the french rolls open face style.  Butter each side.  Place under broiler until butter is melted.  Just a minute or two.

Remove bread from oven.  Scoop a generous portion of the beef mixture onto buttered bread.  Top with a slice of cheese.  Put in oven until cheese is melted and edges are brown.   Just a few minutes.  Don’t walk away, it can burn quickly.

Serve open face sandwiches while hot.  Enjoy.