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Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich {21 Day Fix}

An open-faced turkey sandwich topped with a delicate cheesey Mornay sauce.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course, Pub Grub
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Mornay Cheese Sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons butter
  • 1½ tablespoons gluten-free flour
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • ⅓ cup white cheddar cheese, finely grated
  • 1 pinch nutmeg, or to taste (optional)
  • a few dashes Tabasco sauce, or your favorite hot sauce, to taste
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich
  • 2 slices whole-grain bread, toasted I chose a bread that counts as 1Y because it is thicker.
  • ⅔ cup white cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1½ cup roasted turkey or 6 slices of deli-sliced turkey meat *warm the meat a few seconds in the microwave to take the chill off of it.
  • 4 slices turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 6 thick slices tomato drained on paper towels
  • 1 cup prepared Mornay sauce

Method
 

Mornay Cheese Sauce
  1. Melt butter in a saucepan and whisk in the flour. Cook on medium while stirring for 1-2 minutes stirring constantly.
  2. Slowly whisk in the milk, stirring constantly. Let thicken for about 3 minutes or until the sauce starts to coat a spoon. Then slowly sprinkle in the cheese. Only heat long enough for the cheese to melt gently or the sauce might "break/separate". Add hot sauce and nutmeg if using them.
  3. Place plastic wrap or wax paper over the surface of the sauce and set to the side till later.
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich
  1. Start by laying each piece of toast on a broiler-safe pan.
  2. Divide all the ingredients in half. Layer a little cheese on the toast. Then turkey, bacon bits, and sliced tomatoes on each sandwich.
  3. Spoon half the Mornay sauce over each sandwich, slowly so it runs down thru the layers.
  4. Layer the last of the shredded cheese on top and bake at 350° for 5 minutes and then put under the broiler for a few minutes till the cheese is all melty. Serve immediately.
21 Day Fix Container Counts for 1 sandwich: 1Y, 1B, 1½R, ½G, 2¾ oil teaspoons

    Notes

    *** If you want to make this in your air fryer you can layer each sandwich in your "basket" and cook for about 6 minutes or until the cheese is melty.