Ingredient: French bread

Chicken Bacon Ranch Stuffed Bread

CELEBRATING LABOR DAY! 

Once again, the last long weekend of summer has arrived. Here in Canada, families with school age children, take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer. Others enjoy the company of family and friends at barbecues, picnics, fairs, festivals and fireworks displays. Canadian football fans may spend a large portion of their weekend watching the Labor Day Classic matches live on television. Whatever your choice of relaxation is, you know good food will be a part of the holiday.

The point of stuffed bread is that it makes great, portable convenience food. Eaten directly out of the oven, it makes a satisfying breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Or pulled out of the oven and wrapped up, it’s great on road trips (where a knife and fork aren’t always a good option), or at work, or Labor Day picnics or any time at all.

Chicken bacon ranch stuffed bread is amazing!  Its huge flavor packed into a loaf of bread…. think chicken, bacon, cheese & ranch dressing all baked together in the ultimate stuffed bread. Great for the Labor Day get-together!

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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Cut loaf of French bread in half lengthwise. Hollow out the inside of bread halves, leaving a shell about 1/2-inch thick. Save soft inside bread for another use such as stuffing or croutons.
  3. In a large bowl, mix the shredded chicken, bacon, ranch dressing, 1 1/2 cups cheese, green onions, tomatoes & parsley.
  4. Spoon the chicken mixture into the hollowed out bread halves. Top with remaining cheese. Butter the cut edges of each bread half to keep them from drying out while in the oven.
  5. Place stuffed bread halves on a baking sheet & bake for about 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted & bubbly. Remove from oven & allow to cool for a few minutes before slicing & serving.

Hot Turkey Sandwich Loaf

Apart from the true meaning of Thanksgiving & Christmas Day, the holidays in general are all about indulging in good food and drink with family and friends. Many households spend time researching recipes, prepping and cooking, making dishes ahead of the big day and deciding which pie really is the best holiday dessert. Turkey, gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce are all undeniably delicious, but often, the real food-induced excitement comes the following day.

Holiday leftovers are a celebration in their own right. Often in the busy time leading up to festivities, the actual meal goes by in a bit of a blur and the whole day generally ends in a peaceful and satisfied cozy nest of overindulgence. But with the arrival of the next day comes a new chance to enjoy the tasty morsels that were so carefully prepared for the day before.

This brings us to the leftover turkey sandwich! It truly is one of the joys of the holidays! Although the traditional version is great, it can be made in many different forms such as this hot turkey sandwich loaf.

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 Hot Turkey Sandwich Loaf
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword hot turkey sandwich pie
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Instructions
  1. Very lightly grease a skillet with olive oil, put in the bacon & sauté until browned. Add the chopped shallot; sauté until softened, then add the leek. Stir together & remove from heat - you want the leeks to keep their color so don't overcook.
  2. In a bowl, whisk sour cream, eggs, mustard & spices together. Don't overmix, keep the mixture a little 'lumpy'.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  4. Slice the bread, but not all the way through. You need to cut deep enough into the bread to open out the loaf & fill between the slices, while leaving the loaf connected at the base. Place the bread on a sheet of parchment paper.
  5. Into each slot in the bread, place a slice of turkey followed by some of the bacon, shallot & leeks.
  6. Place a large sheet of foil paper on a baking tray. Use the parchment paper to lift the bread & lay on top of the foil. Spoon some of the sour cream/egg mixture into each slot, so that the bread absorbs as much as possible.
  7. Finally, insert the slices of cheese. Enclose the loaf fully in the baking paper & then wrap it in the foil to make a tight parcel.
  8. Place the wrapped bread into preheated oven for about 55 minutes, then OPEN out the foil & parchment paper. Place bread back in the oven until the top of the bread & its filling is golden brown. Remove from oven & serve hot.