This is a recipe my mom has made since my childhood! This has always been a favorite for my family and it still is. My kids realize I’m making it and it’s met with a resounding “YESSS!”. I shared it with my DH’s fraternity cook while in college and it became a favorite of theirs too. They took it a step further and made it more of a Stromboli sometimes by putting pizza toppings inside. My family always made this as a way to use up leftover ham, turkey, chicken or all three! We use leftover ham from a large ham, we use leftover ham from a ham steak, and if I don’t have that I use deli ham that I happen to have in the fridge. For the poultry, I use any leftover poultry (from a rotisserie chicken or after Thanksgiving) or sometimes if I don’t have that I use canned chicken. It’s all great!
This is super easy to throw together (the most time consuming is cutting up the meats). It’s well loved and filling as well. Yes, it’s carb heavy but….sometimes you’ve gotto live a little! This recipe was even featured in a Taste of Home magazine, however, they took liberties with it and made it MUCH fancier than what my family did!
Ham, poultry, and cheese loaf
A filling but easy supper that pleases most people.
Ingredients
‘Traditional Style‘
1 loaf of frozen bread dough, thawed
1/2 cup left over or deli ham, cut into 1/4″ pieces (approx)
1/2 cup turkey or chicken, cut into 1/4″ pieces (approx)
American cheese
1/4-1/2 cup shredded colby jack cheese (use your favorite flavor)
Stromboli style
1 loaf of frozen bread dough, thawed
Your choice of pizza toppings
1/2-3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (use your favorite flavor)
Directions
1. Roll out bread dough to approx a 6×8″ rectangle (this is NOT exact!)
‘Traditional Style‘
2. Place a layer of american cheese down the center
3. Spread ham and poultry down center on top of cheese
4. Place another layer of american cheese on top of the ham and poultry.
5. Sprinkle with shredded cheese
6. Bring long sides together and pinch to seal at top
7. Bring short sides up and seal.
8. Place in greased bread pan
9. Preheat oven to 350° F (let pan sit on top of stove covered while oven heats up-NOT required but I like my bread to rise a bit).
10. Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes or until browned (don’t pull when barely brown or middle will be doughy).
11. Remove from pan. Let it rest for approximately 5 minutes on cutting board before cutting.
Stromboli style
2. Place pizza sauce down center of rolled dough
3. Place your favorite pizza toppings on the pizza sauce
4. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over toppings.
5. Bring long sides together and pinch to seal at top
6. Bring short sides up and seal.
7. Place in greased bread pan
8. Preheat oven to 350° F (let pan sit on top of stove covered while oven heats up-NOT required but I like my bread to rise a bit).
9. Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes or until browned (don’t pull when barely brown or middle will be doughy).
10. Remove from pan. Let it rest for approximately 5 minutes on cutting board before cutting.
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