Brand Type: Maple Leaf

Sausage Pumpkin French Toast Bake

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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45

minutes

Serves
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8

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Sausage Pumpkin French Toast Bake

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 4Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked Sausage, diced
  • 165g Pkg Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Fully Cooked Natural Bacon Slices
  • 1(400g) loaf sourdough bread, Slice and cut the bread into 1-inch cubes.
  • 1cup pumpkin puree
  • 1cup brown sugar
  • 5medium eggs
  • 2½cups whole milk
  • 3teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ¼tsp salt
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease a 11×7-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Spread cubes of bread in the dish.
  3. Whisk pumpkin puree, brown sugar, eggs, milk, salt and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Pour evenly over bread. Rest the baking dish for 10 minutes to let the bread absorb the liquid mixture.
  4. Sprinkle diced sausage topping evenly over casserole and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, and then cover with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until center appears set and is no longer runny.
  5. Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
  6. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the bacon crisp over the French toast and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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Cover the baking pan tightly and place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before cooking. This gives the bread a chance to soak up the milk.

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Turkey grilled Vegetable chopped Sandwich

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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15

minutes

Serves
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4

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Chopped Turkey Sandwich

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1175g pkg Maple Leaf Natural Selections
    Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
  • 125g provolone cheese
  • 1cup lettuce, shredded
  • 1cup roasted bell peppers, sliced
  • 1medium red onion
  • 1/4cup banana pepper rings
  • 1large tomato, sliced
  • 46’ inch sub
  • Dressing
  • 1/4cup mayonnaise
  • 2tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1tbsp Italian seasoning
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  1. Place turkey, lettuce, provolone, onion, bell peppers, banana peppers, and tomato on the cutting board. Chop into small bite size pieces.
  2. Top with mayonnaise. Drizzle with red wine vinegar, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix to combine.
  3. Divide into 4 equal portions.
  4. Makes 4 sandwiches and serve immediately.

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Smoked Sausage naan Quesadilla

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Smoked Sausage Naan Quesadilla

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 4Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked
    Sausage, Sliced
  • ½medium Yellow Onion, diced
  • 1cup Red peppers, diced
  • 1cup Green peppers, diced
  • 4cups Mozzarella, shredded
  • 8Naan, cooked
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 1Jalapeno, sliced (optional)
  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add the diced vegetables to the pan and sauté for three minutes.
  2. Stir the sausage into the skillet and continue to sauté over medium heat for another ten minutes or until lightly browned. Remove sausage from pan.
  3. Reduce heat to medium. Place one naan in the pan. Top with ¼ each of cheese and sausage mixture on one end and fold. Cook quesadilla for 1-2 minutes or until the bottom is crisp and lightly browned and cheese is melted.
  4. Remove quesadilla from pan and repeat with remaining naan.
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Can replace mozzarella with shredded cottage cheese or shredded cheddar.

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Picnic Hotdog Board

Preparation
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20

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Total Time
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40

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Hot Dog Platter

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 6Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™ Original Hot Dogs
  • 1Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked Sausage, Sliced
  • 4slices 375g pkg Maple Leaf® Natural Original Bacon
  • 4Hotdog Buns
  • Big Mac Hotdogs
  • ½Cup Special Sauce (Mayonnaise, Dill Pickle Relish, Ketchup & Yellow Mustard, Paprika, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Salt)
  • 2Slices American Cheese
  • ½cup Shredded Lettuce
  • 4slices Dill Pickle
  • ¼medium White Onion – Finely diced.
  • BLT hotdogs
  • ½Cup mayonnaise
  • ½Cup romaine lettuce, shredded
  • ½Cup Sliced tomatoes
  • Nacho cheese Hotdogs
  • ½cup nacho cheese sauce, prepared
  • 4jalapeno slices – optional
  • ¼cup Crushed corn tortillas
  • ¼cup tomato, diced
  • ¼ cup guacamole, prepared
  • Chimichurri smoked sausage
  • ½Cup chimichurri, prepared
  • 1Pickles shallot, sliced

Big Mac Hotdogs

  1. Preheat the grill to high heat.
  2. Whisk together all the special sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  3. Place 2 Hotdogs on the grill using tongs.
  4. While the hot dogs are cooking, toast the buns.
  5. Place two slices of American cheese into each hot dog bun. Return the buns to the grill for 1-2 minutes for the cheese to melt.
  6. Add 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce into each hot dog bun.
  7. Place both grilled hot dog into the bun and place 3-4 pickle slices. Sprinkle white onion over top.
  8. Drizzle the hot dog with the special sauce and serve.

BLT Hotdogs

  1. Tightly wrap each hot dog with bacon.
  2. Place on the grill over medium heat, cook hot dogs, turning frequently with tons, until bacon is crispy and cooked through for about 10-12 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, spread mayonnaise onto each toasted hot dog bun, then layer in romaine and tomatoes. Top with bacon-wrapped hot dog and serve.

Nacho cheese Hotdogs

  1. To the heated grill add hot dogs and grill them a couple minutes per side.
  2. Serve the hot dogs on toasted hotdog buns, then top with nacho cheese, crushed tortilla chips, jalapeno slices, diced tomato, and guacamole.

Chimichurri Smoked Sausage

  1. Grill the sausage until the exterior is crisp and char marks appear, about 5 to 6 minutes per side.
  2. Serve grilled sausages in toasted buns and top with chimichurri sauce
    and pickled red shallots.
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Enjoy outside with family and friends!

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Pulled Pork sloppy joes

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Pulled Pork Sloppy Joes

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Place a large skillet over medium high heat and add olive and add the onion, bell pepper and cook until the onion is lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
  2. Add the ML Pulled pork and continuously stirring and breaking up, until thoroughly mixed with vegetables.
  3. Remove to a plate and set aside.
  4. Slice open the bread rolls and brush each side with ketchup and mustard.
  5. Top each half with quarter of the pulled pork mixture and the bottom half of the roll with shredded lettuce.
  6. Press down the top and serve immediately.

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Rotisserie chicken Orzo salad

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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25

minutes

Serves
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6

Portions

Rotisserie Chicken with Orzo

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1pkg Maple Leaf® Rotisserie Chicken Legs
  • 100g orzo pasta, cooked, drained, and cooled.
  • 3tbsp olive oil
  • 3tbsp lemon juice
  • 1clove garlic, minced
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1Cup bell peppers, diced.
  • 1Cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2red onion, diced
  • 3tbsp Parsley, minced
  1. Preheat the oven at 375 F.
  2. Prepare Maple Leaf Rotisserie Chicken Legs per package directions.
  3. In a bowl, mix together the oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper until totally combined.
  4. To a large mixing bowl, add the orzo and all other ingredients. Pour the dressing over the top and stir to combine.
  5. Top with parsley and serve with Rotisserie chicken.
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Sprinkle crumbled feta cheese on top of Orzo salad.

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Grilled Romaine Bacon salad

Preparation
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15

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Total Time
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30

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Bacon Romaine Salad

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat the grill to high heat.
  2. Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
  3. Toast breadcrumbs by melting butter in a nonstick skillet. Add the breadcrumbs and stir to coat, then cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring often, until golden and fragrant.
  4. Brush the cut sides of the romaine with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the romaine stalks on the grill, cut side down. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes, until the lettuce becomes charred, then flip over and grill for an additional 1 minute.
  5. Remove the lettuce from grill and place them on a plate and drizzle with ranch dressing.
  6. Top the lettuce with tomato, breadcrumbs and diced bacon and serve immediately.
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Shredded Cheddar or blue cheese can be sprinkled on top.

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Bacon Caprese Sticks

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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20

minutes

Serves
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12

Sticks

Bacon Caprese Skewers

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Prepare the Ready crisp bacon as per instructions on the box.
  2. In a small bowl marinate the mozzarella cubes with olive oil, salt and pepper.
  3. Assemble two cherry tomatoes, basil leaves, two mozzarella cubes, and two bacon quarters onto a single skewer. Repeat the procedure for remaining ingredients and serve.
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Glaze with balsamic glaze.

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Strawberry Chicken Spinach Salad

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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10

minutes

Serves
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8

Portions

Strawberry Spinach Salad

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1250g pkg Maple Leaf® Natural Shredded Chicken
  • 1454g pkg Baby Spinach
  • 10-12Strawberry, cut in quarter
  • 1medium red onion, sliced
  • 1Cup Goat cheese
  • ½cup walnut
  • Dressing:
  • ⅛Cup Olive oil
  • 1Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 1tsp Lemon juice
  • 1tsp Honey
  • ½tsp Salt
  • ½tsp pepper
  1. Keep the sliced onions in a bowl and cover with cold water to remove the harsh onion bite.
  2. In small mixing bowl or large liquid measuring cup, whisk together all the dressing ingredients until well combined.
  3. Place the spinach in a serving bowl. Add the strawberries. Drain and add the red onion. Add the Goat cheese and walnuts and the shredded chicken.
  4. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss lightly to combine to coat the ingredients.
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*Seasonal Suggestion: Blueberries and apples are great seasonal ingredients to elevate your salad during the summer months. Take advantage of the fresh flavours by adding a handful of blueberries or apple slices to your salad.

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