A wonderful Smoked Chicken & Ham Ovensub topped with hickory smoked chicken, smoked honey ham, and bologna with melted Swiss cheese and crispy bacon. Topped with cold and crisp onions, lettuce, and tomatoes seasoned with salt & pepper and pepper zing mayo slathered on. These are oven toasted for about 5 minutes, then topped with the cold ingredients. Serve them right away or wrap in foil or waxed paper for holding. This recipe makes three footlong ovensubs or six 6-inch subs.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 3 12 Inch Sub Buns
- As Desired Butter
- 5-6 Slices Bologna - sliced in half
- 175g Pack Smoked Honey Ham
- 175g Pack Hickory Smoked Chicken Breast
- 6 Slices Swiss Cheese - sliced in half corner to corner
- 6 Strips Bacon - Optional
- 2 portions Pepper Zing Mayo - or other sauce
- 1 Small Onion - sliced 1/32 thin with a mandoline
- As Desired Lettuce - Chopped or shredded
- 1 Large Tomato - sliced 1/16 thin with a mandoline
- As Desired Salt & Pepper
Pepper Zing Mayo
- 1/2 C Hellmann's Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1/4 tsp Salt & Pepper Blend below
Salt & Pepper Blend
- 1 Tbl Sea Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp White Pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 400°F to 450°F with the rack in the middle position or slightly higher. Prepare your cold vegetables and place them on a tray to refrigerate. Prepare the salt & pepper blend, then the pepper zing mayo, and set it aside until needed.
- Ovensub Hot Ingredients: Slice the sub buns in half and place them on a baking sheet. Butter the buns and top the bottom buns with bologna, ham, chicken, Swiss cheese, and optionally bacon. Place into the oven for 4-5 minutes until toasted and the cheese is just melted.
- Ovensub Cold Ingredients: Spread Pepper Zing mayo on the top buns and top with the desired amount of onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. Optionally season the tomato slices with the salt and pepper blend. Flip the top sub bun over the bottom bun. Slice in half and serve right away or wrap in foil or waxed paper for holding.
Notes
Serving: The footlongs can be served just like this with no sides or a small side of chips for a meal. You can also stretch this out by serving 6 x 6 inch subs with sides like fries, baked potatoes, hashbrowns, salads, or soups for a wonderful soup and sandwich combo.