Soccer nights during the school year can get rough. Trying to find the time for homework, practice, bath time, and getting to bed on time is a struggle. And then you have to find time to make dinner. Because apparently, it’s not healthy or budget-friendly to go through the drive thru every night, much as Chick-fil-a calls to me as I drive past.
So I try to find some easy dinner ideas that I can mostly make ahead of time and then pop in the oven when I get home from soccer practice. These sandwiches only take a few minutes to assemble and then they are stored in the fridge until it’s time for dinner: they only take 15 minutes to bake. I’ve heard these called “funeral sandwiches,” but that name sounds a little creepy to me, so we just call them baked sandwiches.
Finished sandwiches
The sauce is a bit sweet and even my super-picky child liked them(after I had to bribe him to take his first bite).
Each of my boys ate two of these sandwiches, served with carrot sticks and dip(my lazy go-to veggie side).
Baked Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 package of King’s Hawaiian Rolls
- 1 lb. ham (I used Smithfield’s deli meat)
- 1/2 lb Swiss cheese, thinly sliced
- 1/2 c. butter, melted
- 3 T worcheshire sauce
- 2 T mustard (I used Dijon)
- 2 T brown sugar
- dash of onion powder
Directions
- Line baking dish with bottom half of rolls then layer on the ham and cheese. Top with top half of rolls.
- Mix together the melted butter, worcheshire, mustard, brown sugar and onion powder.
- Pour the sauce over the rolls, covering each one.
- Cover tightly and marinate for a few hours or overnight(I did about 6 hours).
- When ready for dinner, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and roll tops are a bit golden.
These look delicious! I have pinned this post.
Those just might be a hit with my family. With swim practice creeping up on us, meals like this would be very helpful.
These sound so good, and remind me of something my mom made when I was a kid.
Yum yum yum! I’m pinning!
This is so easy and a great alternative than another “drive thru” meal. Pinning it!
I’ll have to try those. I think my kids would love them!
These look perfect for those nights when it is chaos (pretty much every night). Going to give them a try!
Those do sound good! I must admit I am so not missing soccer as we took this season off as yes dinner was such a pain after all the run around with practice.