Lazy Lion Melt Recipe

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We're not lyin' when we say youngsters will love these open-face turkey and cheese sandwiches assembled from hot dog and hamburger buns.

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Lazy Lion Melt Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Broil: 5 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

35 5 40

Ingredients

1 to 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 to 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 carrot slices (1/8 inch thick)
3 hamburger buns, split
6 slices process Swiss cheese
12 ripe olive slices
12 pimiento slices
6 hot dog buns, split
6 thin slices cooked turkey or other deli meat
12 slices process American cheese
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
18 potato sticks
Shredded lettuce, optional

Directions

Combine mayonnaise and mustard; set aside. Cut each carrot slice into three triangles; set aside.
For each lion, place half of a hamburger bun, cut side up, on an ungreased baking sheet (three lions per sheet). Spread with a small amount of the mayonnaise mixture. Top with a slice of Swiss cheese. Add two olives for eyes, a carrot triangle for nose and two pimientos for mouth. Position the top half of a hot dog bun, cut side up, below head for body. Spread with mayonnaise mixture. Top with turkey and American cheese, cutting to fit the bun.
For the tail, slice 1/2 in. from one end of the hot dog bun bottom. Cut remaining portion into four 2-1/4-in. strips for legs. Position the legs and tail with cut side up; spread with mayonnaise mixture.
Cut one slice of American cheese into strips to fit over legs and tail. Place over the mayonnaise mixture, tucking under cheese of the body.
Broil 6 in. from the heat until cheese is slightly melted and the lion holds its shape, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheese on the end of the tail and around head. Broil 30 seconds longer or until cheese is melted.
Transfer to a serving plate. Add potato sticks for whiskers. If desired, add lettuce under legs for grass. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 489 calories, 26 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 70 mg cholesterol, 1,457 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 24 g protein.

Originally published as Lazy Lion Melt in Quick Cooking July/August 1999, p39

Quick Homemade Croutons

I hate to waste the heel from a loaf of bread or a few leftover hot dog or hamburger buns. So I cube them into a bowl, spray them with nonstick cooking spray and season with garlic powder, parsley and basil or oregano. Then I bake them on a cookie sheet at 250° until they’re crisp and brown. My family loves the quick homemade croutons. —Nancy C., Windermere, Florida