Recipes

Panera Bread® of Iowa

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Open-Faced Bacon, Bean and Cheese Sandwiches

By Lorraine Garner, West Des Moines, IA

• One 16-ounce can of pork and beans
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp. prepared mustard
• 1/4/cup ketchup
• 8 slices crisp cooked bacon
• 4 thick slices of Panera Bread Nine Grain Bread
• 4 slices American cheese

Directions
To the beans add the next three ingredients and cook or stove top on in microwave until hot and bubbly. Cover and keep hot. Cook bacon until crisp and set aside. Place four slices of bread under the broiler until brown on one side. Turn bread and broil opposite side. Top each sliced of bread with approximately 1/4 cup of the prepared beans (use a slotted spoon to eliminate too much juice). Place two slices of bacon crosswise on each bread slice; top with cheese and continue to broil until cheese melts. Garnish with a pickle slice and a cherry tomato. Serve with a knife and fork!