Chopped and fried honey ham lunch meat topped with shredded cheese and placed in a King’s Hawaiian sweet hotdog bun is a quick and simple back to school time dish… on the table in a matter of minutes!
Friends… I hear you. We are struggling! This back to school business is hard. After a summer of relaxed bedtimes, come and go as you please schedules, and meals at all the odd hours of the day, this whole getting back into the swing of a rigid school schedule is tough.
I never thought that having 4 kids in 3 different schools, on 3 different starting and ending schedules would be difficult. Not to mention going 4 different directions after school for the various activities… tutoring, football, volleyball, dance, school of religion, etc. I’d love to be one of those bloggers posting 25 great back to school breakfast recipe roundups or 50 quick and easy after school meals, but to be honest with you, after 1 week down I can tell this school year we are going to be lucky to hug and say goodnight at the end of the day, let alone sit down to elaborate meals at the same time every night. My mojo for the 2014-2015 school year is simply going to be to survive.
I’m not complaining… just keeping it real. I love my life, my kids and our crazy schedules and wouldn’t have it any other way! I just know we, like so many of you, are going to be facing challenges this year to stay connected and sane.
We are so lucky where we live that our school lunch program is fantastic. Our kids have tons of healthy lunch options, and the opportunity to go through a fresh salad bar loaded with good food as their “side”. They are allowed to fill their trays up as much as they want with items from the healthy food bar. I feel great about sending them to school for their lunch because I know they are being given great options to eat. Let’s face it, it’s probably better than what I could pack for their lunches.
My challenge is dinner. I need meals that they’ll eat but are quick and simple to make. We do try to sit down and eat together every night, which means we have to be flexible… there is no set dinner time in our house. It happens when it is most convenient for the 6 of us to gather together. I’ll readily admit that sometimes that gathering together happens in the car on the way to the next activity. We’re not perfect but we try to do our best to at least connect as a family a couple times a day.
These Fried Chopped Ham and Cheese Rolls with a Creamy Sweet Mustard Sauce are one of our favorite on the go, busy night meals. They seriously take me maybe 10 minutes to throw together. Add some fruit and veggies as sides and you have a complete meal kids love in a matter of minutes.
So there’s one busy weeknight meal down… I’ll get right on getting you more. Eventually 😉
In the meantime, my friends over at King’s Hawaiian have an awesome sweepstakes going on right now…and along with great prizes they have some really fun lunchbox and back to school ideas! Make sure to check it out this week and enter before the 29th!
Now, on to the recipe. Enjoy!
Chopped Ham and Cheese Rolls with Creamy Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
- 6 slices deli meat honey ham chopped
- 1/4 cup shredded cheese mixture of mozzarella, cheddar and colby jack
- 2 King's Hawaiian Hot Dog Buns
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup prepared mustard
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 Tablespoon mayonnaise
Instructions
- Spray a skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Heat to medium.
- Add ham to the hot skillet and stir for 3 minutes. Add cheese and stir continuously for an additional 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and spoon ham/cheese mixture into buns evenly.
For the sauce:
- Stir sauce ingredients together and drizzle over prepared sandwiches. Serve warm.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of King’s Hawaiian. I was compensated to create a recipe using their products and share it with you all! All opinions expressed are my own. Thank you for supporting brands that help to make Dine & Dish possible!
This is a perfect eat on the way to ballet or soccer sandwich for my girls. This is the first year we are experiencing two different schools, two different start dates, two different schedules. I am so thankful the boys are still at home with me otherwise I might be losing my mind!
You rock, Kristin! Three different schools and after school activities – I can’t imagine how busy that makes you! Hopefully things will get easier soon. These ham and cheese rolls look so good! I know my kiddos will love them!
My hat is off to you juggling such a busy school year! I could eat ham and mustard every day of my life. Can I move in? Xoxo
So I can’t really complain about the back to school, but I am kid-let less.
BUT I still love me an EZ dinnah..and ham and cheese? Favorite. Pinned!
I had NO idea Kings made hotdog buns! Score!
connected and sane is a good goal! These look really yummy, i’m sure my kids would love them too!
Cheers to a new school year Kristen <3 Sheila
My family would go crazy for these ham and cheese rolls!
Hot ham and cheese is always a hit with our family and that creamy mustard sauce sounds perfect!
Ham, cheese and mustard is one of my personal favorites! This looks wonderful! I’m sure it is extra delicious with the soft King’s Hawaiian Hot Dog Bun!
These look REALLY fabulous!! My whole family would love them, which is a huge plus. I am SO thankful that I only have one kiddo in school right now….Jon David will be 14 by the time Lucy starts Kindergarten, so thankfully we will only have a couple of years before he is driving. I can’t imagine all the running around you have to do…you are seriously amazing!!!
These rolls sound so good and the photos rock! I adore quick and easy dinners like this one.
Love this…what a great idea!! And the hot dog buns, we’re so in love with them!!! <3
Our girls fell in love with King’s Hawaiian during our past school year. I’m loving this simple and super tasty sammy!
Oh my, but these sound so yummy!!! Can’t wait to make them. 😀
A nice sandwich. Thanks so much.
Great on-the-run dinner idea, Kristen! We love King’s Hawaiian. They have a bakery just a few miles from our house and every time I ride by I’m tempted to bring home a car full of their delicious breads!
My kids go craaaaazy for these Hawaiian Buns- the number one request in their lunch boxes. Love these sandwiches. Pinned.
OK, you may have converted me from hot dogs for good – this looks delectable! My husband is a Hawaiian Buns devotee – now I definitely have to find him the hot dog roll variety! (The little HR buns are perfect for sliders!)
Well Duh your life is CRAZY, lady. But it sounds like you have a good attitude—-most of the battle in staying balanced. You did good with this sandwich. Pats on the back! Hang in there—-what else can you do. Lol
My stepson and his wife have 5 very active kids, ages 4 1/2 – 10, and you’ve perfectly described their family life!! These hot dogs are perfect! I’m definitely checking out the Hawaiian hot dog buns!!
Totally love everything about these sandwiches!!
I want to jump into my computer! Hop on a plane to your house! MAKE THIS IMMEDIATELY! Holy yum! These sandwiches are going to make an appearance on my table for sure!
Oooh, my husband would love this for dinner! Thanks for the recipe!!
You are doing an amazing job! I have all my respect to moms that have more than 1 kid and do everything so well, just like you do!
These sandwiches sound amazing! I love fried ham with mustard and I can see myself and my family going crazy over these.
These look like a fabulous school night (or any night!) dinner!! I love the flavourrs!
I have this weird obsession with ham. I love ham, it’s my favorite lunch meat! And with Hawaiian rolls, I am so in!
I could seriously live on King Hawaiian rolls!!!
I saw this recipe on Pinterest the other day and had to repin it – and haven’t been able to stop thinking about these since then! They’ve now been added to my menu. 🙂
I LOVE Kings Hawaiian bread. I’m totally digging that sweetness mixed with the ham and mustard…yum!