It's a Bye Week - Pittsburgh Style

So it's week five in the NFL season.  The Steelers have a bye this week, and since every other week we have been creating food from the opponent's city; this week we are creating food from Pittsburgh.

 Pittsburgh is known for the open faced turkey sandwich, chip chopped ham, Heinz ketchup, the Clark Bar, the Klondike Bar and the Primanti Brother's sandwich.  We went with a Primanti Brother's sandwich (which includes meat, fries, and coleslaw all between two slices of bread).  And to go along with the open faced turkey sandwich, we made sure our sandwiches were turkey.

Our sandwiches were awesome, and how can you resist homemade potato chips.  The Steelers didn't play so there was no chance of them losing.  And who doesn't love leftover turkey sandwiches for lunch today! 

Lets go Steelers!

Next week the Steelers play the New York Jets (who are really from New Jersey if I had to say so).  And being from New Jersey, our Sunday Funday Football Feast is going to be amazing!

Never Stop Cooking ~Melissa

Week Five Menu

Loaded Crock Pot Cajun Turkey Breast Sandwiches

Homemade Baked Potato Chips

Loaded Cajun Turkey Breast Sandwiches 

Ingredients

turkey breast (mine was 3lbs, but use whatever you would like)

cajun seasoning

sweet potatoes (1 yields enough for two sandwiches), sliced into fries

broccoli slaw with your choice of dressing (I used light coleslaw mix)

Crusty bread, sliced an inch thick

Directions

Rinse off turkey breast and coat it with cajun seasoning.  Place it in the crock pot and add about 1 cup of water.  Cook on low for 7-8 hours.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees and cover sweet potatoes with cooking spray and salt.  Place them out evenly on a cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Mix broccoli slaw with the dressing of your choice and let chill.

Once the sweet potato fries are cooked and removed from the oven, turn the oven to broil. Toast up the bread, making sure you watch it so it doesn't burn!

Remove the turkey from the crock pot and slice thin.  

Assemble your sandwich by piling it high with turkey, slaw, and fries.  Enjoy with some homemade chips!

Homemade Potato Chips

Ingredients

potatoes of your choice

olive oil

salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  Slice your cleaned potatoes very thin (1/8 inch ). (Use a mandoline in your have one, and set it to 1/8 inch thick.) Coat the potatoes with olive oil and salt to your liking.  Spread out evenly on a cookie sheet.  Cook for about 20 minutes, flipping half way through.