Marinated Mini Ham & Cheese Sandwiches

In the spirit of game day appetizers I decided to try something new! I found the original recipe here and adapted it to be a freezer recipe. Hope you enjoy and may the best team win!

Ingredients:

Marinade:

6 T butter

1/8 cup sweet onion, minced

1 Tablespoon poppy seeds

1/4 teaspoon minced garlic

1/2 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 Tablespoons yellow mustard

1/8 cup brown sugar

1/2 Tablespoon chopped parsley

Sandwiches:

12 (about 2 x 2-Inches each) small dinner rolls

mayonnaise

12 (about 1/3 lb.) thin slices of deli ham

12 (about 1/4 pound) thin slices of Swiss cheese

Preparation:

To prepare marinade, saute minced sweet onion in butter over low heat until onion is soft and translucent. Add poppy seeds, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and brown sugar. Stir until brown sugar is melted into the sauce. Remove from heat and stir in parsley. Set marinade aside to cool while you assemble the buns.

Slice the buns in half. Spread bottoms of buns with a thin layer of mayonnaise. Fold ham slices to fit the bottom of each bun. Repeat with Swiss cheese slices, folding to fit buns. Replace bun tops. Place ham and cheese buns onto foil. Pour marinade evenly over buns. Cover tightly with foil. Refrigerate overnight or freeze.

Serving Day: DO NOT THAW! Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake marinated buns covered for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.