Toasty Deli Hoagie Recipes

MARY ALICE'S HOAGIE DIP

Steps:

• Chop the onion, pepperoncini, lettuce and tomato into bite-size pieces. Dice the meats and cheese.
• Combine the chopped vegetables, meats and cheese in a large bowl. Add the mayonnaise, olive oil, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes and stir until everything is all mixed up and tasty. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Carve out the center of the bread loaf to make a bowl (don't cut through the bottom) and cut the scraps into bite-size pieces. Serve the hoagie dip in the bread bowl, with the extra bread and hoagie rolls to scoop it up. Yummers!

HOAGIE DIP

Steps:

• Tear the ham, salami and American cheese into small pieces. Place in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, blend the mayonnaise and oregano. Mix the mayonnaise mixture into the ham mixture 1/2 cup at a time, until meats and cheese are well coated. Mix in the onion.
• Before serving, mix in the lettuce and tomatoes. Serve with the hoagie roll pieces for dipping.

TOASTY DELI HOAGIE

Steps:

• Cut French bread in half lengthwise; place cut side up on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 4-5 minutes or until toasted. , In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice and garlic; spread over bread bottom. Layer with turkey, ham, salami, pepper, onion and cheese. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until meat is heated through; broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 3 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned., Spread guacamole over bread top; place over cheese. Cut into six slices.

BUFFALO WING GARLIC-TOASTED HOAGIES!

Steps:

• In frying pan combine chicken, hot sauce, 4 Tbl. butter, bbq sauce and chili powder.
• Heat til simmering. Simmer on very low.
• In small bowl, combine 1 1/2 sticks soft butter, garlic and parsley.
• Spread insides of hoagie rolls with butter mixture, (both cut sides.).
• Place open-faced on cookie sheet and broil til lightly toasted. Or 4 minutes at 400º.
• Top each bottom half of hoagie rolls with meat mixture, (pile high), then top each with 2 slices muenster cheese.
• Return to oven and bake 2 more minutes.
• Remove from oven and top each with lettuce tossed with celery, and a pinch each of salt and pepper.
• Top each with 3 tomato slices.
• Top each with 2 Tbl. blue cheese dressing. Place on top halves of toasted hoagie rolls. Cut in half on the bias. Makes 4 hoagies.
• *I use Tyson(fully cooked)Southwest Chicken Breast Strips for this this, but it just would NOT go into the computor right.
• **Note: You can make these with a purchased rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store, too. Just pick the meat off, and cut it into pieces. Leftover chicken, even BBQ'ed, also works well for this. In a PINCH, canned chicken (2-3 large cans) drained, also works.
• Just use whatever you have on hand for convenience or have a taste for!

SPECIAL ITALIAN HOAGIE WITH CHEESE, PEPPERS, AND FIVE MEATS

Steps:

• **Pick your favorite bottled pepper product.
• Cut the bread in half lengthwise; open it on the counter.
• Pull out some of the interior; sprinkle the oil and vinegar over the cut side of each half; distribute evenly.
• Lay the lettuce on one of the halves; spread it out evenly.
• Top with 2 thin layers of tomato slices (reserve remaining tomato slices); season with salt and pepper.
• Layer the meat and cheese, making sure each layer is distributed evenly along the length and width of the bread half.
• Layer in the following order: the ham, the sopressata, 1 ounce provolone, the prosciutto, the remaining provolone, the Genoa salami, and the cappicola.
• Top meats with the peppers and onion; spread them out evenly.
• Top with 2 thin layers of thin tomato slices.
• Season tomato with salt and pepper.
• Lay the second half of bread on top of the hoagie; cut in half crosswise and serve.