A few years ago one of my best friends, Kali, was telling me about these sandwiches her mother makes for football season, Christmas Eve and just about any other time of the year. Her mother, Patty, has been making them for as long as Kali can remember. They sounded interesting and I asked her to please get the recipe from her mom. I’m so happy that Patty gave me the recipe. These sandwiches are sooooooo good (yes I used more than one o cause that’s how good they are).
The sauce is what takes the sandwiches from plain ole’ ham and cheese to ham and cheese yumminess! It’s made with butter, horseradish mustard, grated onion and poppy seeds. Doesn’t get any better than that! The other great thing about these sandwiches is that you can make them ahead of time and pop them in the oven when you are ready. Kali says they can be put in the freezer. I have yet to try that because they are gone before I need to think about freezing. The sandwiches are great to take to tailgates parties. They are individually wrapped in foil so they stay nice and warm in an insulated bag.
Patty, my family and I thank you for this recipe. It’s become a staple on game days. And when Penn State starts playing Nebraska again after they join the Big Ten; we will be thinking of you as we are eating the sandwiches and watching the Lions run all over the Huskers. 🙂 GO STATE!
Note: I doubled the sauce recipe because I love slathering on a lot of sauce. Also, when using Kaiser rolls, they tend to be a bit bigger than regular hamburger buns and need the extra sauce.
Football Sandwiches:
- 12 Kaiser rolls or regular buns
- 1 1/2 – 2lbs sliced ham
- 1 lb swiss cheese
Sauce:
- 2 sticks of butter, softened
- 6 tbs horseradish mustard
- 2 tbs grated onion
- 2 tbs poppy seeds
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Combine all the ingredients for the sauce. Split the rolls and spread the sauce on the inside of both sides of the buns.
- Place a slice or two of ham and a slice of cheese on the buns and replace the top of the bun.
- Individually wrap each sandwich in tin foil. At this point you can refrigerate the sandwiches till you need them.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is nice and melted. Serve hot.
Source: Patty and Kali Johnson