The Hot Brown sandwich is a classic dish, a combination of sliced turkey or chicken, bacon, Mornay sauce, and tomatoes on toasted bread. Originating in Louisville, Kentucky, it has become a local favorite. If you're looking for a lighter version of this iconic sandwich, this article will provide you with a collection of healthier recipes that capture the essence of the Hot Brown while being mindful of calories and fat content. These recipes use lean proteins, reduced-fat cheeses, and healthier cooking methods to create a delicious yet guilt-free version of the classic Hot Brown.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
ORIGINAL HOT BROWN
This recipe originally came from the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY. I have altered it based on how I have had it served in restaurants in Louisville. This is a good way to use leftover turkey from Thanksgiving and my husband looks forward to it every year.
Provided by BIKEMAMA96
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour with a whisk or fork, and continue to cook and stir until it begins to brown slightly. Gradually whisk in the milk so that no lumps form, then bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Mix in 6 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and then stir in the beaten egg to thicken. Do not allow the sauce to boil once the egg has been mixed in. Remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
- Preheat the oven's broiler. For each hot brown, place two slices of toast into the bottom of an individual sized casserole dish. Cover with a liberal amount of roasted turkey and tomato slices. Spoon sauce over the top of each one and sprinkle with some of the remaining Parmesan cheese.
- Place the dishes under the broiler and cook until the top is speckled brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the broiler and arrange two slices of bacon in a cross shape on top of each sandwich. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 973.7 calories, Carbohydrate 47.8 g, Cholesterol 315.9 mg, Fat 47.3 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 85.1 g, SaturatedFat 25.3 g, Sodium 989.9 mg, Sugar 11.8 g
HOT BROWNS (COOKING LIGHT)
Make and share this Hot Browns (Cooking Light) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lakerdog2
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 6 sandwiches, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat broiler.
- To prepare sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, stir in flour, salt, paprika, and pepper.
- Cook mixture 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk. Cook 3 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
- Add cheddar, Worcestershire, and mustard; stir with a whisk until smooth. Keep warm.
- Arrange toast on a large baking sheet, arrange turkey evenly over toast, and drizzle the sauce evenly over turkey. Top each toast slice with 1 tomato slice. Sprinkle evenly with bacon and Parmesan.
- Broil 7 minutes or until thoroughly heated and lightly browned. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.5, Fat 19.4, SaturatedFat 7.9, Cholesterol 82.9, Sodium 818.6, Carbohydrate 31.4, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 5.4, Protein 32.8
HOT BROWN
On any given day in the 1920s, more than 1,200 people would dance the night away at Louisville's Brown Hotel. When the fun wrapped up in the wee hours, the partiers would be ravenous, so hotel chef Fred Schmidt created this spin on ham and eggs: an open-face turkey sandwich with bacon and a Mornay sauce. The hotel still serves the dish, but if you can't get there, try this variation on it. We crumbled the bacon so you get a bit in each bite!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 hot brown sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the broiler. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour out all but about 1 tablespoon fat from the skillet.
- Make the sauce: Add the onion to the skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 1 more minute. Increase the heat to medium high, add the milk and chicken broth and bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 cup cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
- Arrange the bread on a baking sheet. Spread each slice with mustard, then drizzle with some of the sauce and top with the tomato. Add the turkey to the skillet with the remaining sauce and toss to coat. Divide the turkey among the bread, then sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Broil until golden, about 2 minutes.
- Crumble the bacon over the sandwiches. Sprinkle with the parsley.
HOT BROWNS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Ladle 3 ounces of the Mornay Sauce in the center of an oven-proof dinner plate. Place the turkey on top of the sauce, and cover with the remaining 3 ounces of Mornay Sauce. Garnish with toast points at four corners of the plate, meeting the edge of the sauce. Sprinkle with the cheese to cover the sauce and lay the bacon as an "X" across the top in the middle.
- Place in the oven until hot and bubbling, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the tomato slices between the toast points. Sprinkle with the paprika and chopped parsley and serve.
- In a large saute pan set over medium-low heat, melt the butter and add the onions, saute until translucent. Slowly add the flour and continue to cook, being careful not to thicken it too much. Once the mixture reaches a very light golden brown, remove from the heat and set aside until ready to add to the sauce.
- In a separate large saucepan set over low heat, add the milk, broth, mustard, Worcestershire, stock, poultry seasoning, garlic salt, nutmeg, white pepper and bay leaf. Cook until the mixture comes to a gentle simmer. Add the roux slowly, one spoonful at a time, while whisking continually until you achieve the desired consistency.
- In separate container, add 1/2 to 3/4 cup water to the cornstarch to make a slurry. Add the slurry to the sauce mixture and whisk. Add the cheese mix and the Parmesan to the sauce and stir until smooth and thick.
CLASSIC HOT BROWN
Looking for a classic dinner? Then check out this delicious dish made with Texas toast, turkey breast, tomatoes and bacon that are ready in just 20 minutes.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Set oven control to broil. In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until smooth and bubbly. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in Cheddar cheese until melted. Remove from heat.
- Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Place toast slices in pan. Top each slice of toast with 3 oz turkey, 2 slices tomato, 1/3 cup cheese sauce and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.
- Broil with tops about 6 inches from heat 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Top evenly with bacon; sprinkle lightly with paprika.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 541, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fat 2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 44 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 822 mg
HOT BROWNS
Categories Sandwich Milk/Cream Cheese turkey Broil Kid-Friendly Lunch Cheddar Parmesan Bacon Winter Gourmet Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Small Plates
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large heavy skillet cook bacon in batches over moderate heat, turning it, until golden brown and crisp. Transfer bacon as cooked to paper towels to drain.
- Toast bread and if desired discard crusts and lightly butter toast. Arrange toast on 6 flameproof plates and divide turkey among toasts.
- Preheat broiler.
- Make sauce:
- In a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan melt butter over moderately low heat and whisk in flour. Cook roux, whisking constantly, 3 minutes. Add 2 cups milk in a stream, whisking, and bring sauce to a boil, whisking. Simmer sauce, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes.
- While sauce is simmering, in a bowl whisk together yolk and remaining cup of milk. Whisk about 1 cup sauce into yolk mixture. Remove pan from heat and whisk yolk mixture into sauce with Parmesan. Cook sauce over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until a thermometer registers 160°F. Remove pan from heat and season sauce with white pepper and salt. In a small bowl whisk cream until it just holds stiff peaks and stir into sauce.
- Spoon sauce evenly over turkey and sprinkle Parmesan evenly over sauce. Broil sandwiches in batches about 2 to 3 inches from heat until sauce is lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
- Arrange 2 bacon slices in an X on each serving.
ORIGINAL HOT BROWN
I think this was a sandwich that was originally on the menu at The Brown Hotel in Louisville,Ky.I first heard of it on a local news cooking segment.Here in Dallas we have premiere chef named Dean Fearing from the famous restaurant called "The Mansion on Turtle Creek". This is Chef Dean's "Texas" style Original Hot Brown.
Provided by 1 Cookin Texan 1954
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cheese sauce: Put all ingredients in a sauce pan and cook on a low heat until cheeses are melted and everything is mixed into a smooth sauce. Remember to stir often.
- Cut toast into triangles. Put into a 13x9-inch baking dish. Arrange turkey slices on toast and cover with hot cheese sauce. Top with tomato & bacon. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 400 degrees until bubbly. Garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 558.8, Fat 28, SaturatedFat 12.9, Cholesterol 134.6, Sodium 1105.4, Carbohydrate 36, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 1.9, Protein 39.2
KENTUCKY HOT BROWN SLIDERS
These hot brown sliders are perfect for Kentucky Derby parties, although I serve them at our parties throughout the year. A traditional hot brown is an open-faced sandwich, which isn't great for parties, but turning them into sliders makes them finger food-friendly. I like to cover and refrigerate my assembled sandwiches so I can just pop them in the oven when company arrives. - Blair Lonergan, Rochelle, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 50m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Without separating rolls, cut the package of rolls in half horizontally; arrange bottom halves in a greased 11x7-in. baking pan. Spread mayonnaise evenly across the bottom halves. Top each with turkey, bacon, pimientos, Gruyere and Parmesan cheese. Replace top halves of rolls. , In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 1-2 minutes. Whisk in brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; drizzle over sandwiches., Cover and bake 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until golden brown, 5-10 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 21g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 652mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 16g protein.
HOT BROWNS
Categories Sandwich Milk/Cream Tomato turkey Kentucky Derby Lunch Cheddar Bacon Gourmet
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small saucepan cook the onion in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened, stir in the flour, and cook the roux, stirring, for 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and add the milk, scalded, in a stream, whisking vigorously until the mixture is thick and smooth. Add the cayenne and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it is thickened to the desired consistency. Strain the sauce through the fine sieve into a bowl and add the Sherry and Cheddar, stirring until the mixture is smooth.
- Arrange the toasts in a baking pan and divide the turkey among them. Top each sandwich with a tomato slice and 2 slices of the bacon and spoon the sauce evenly over the sandwiches. Sprinkle the sandwiches with the Parmesan and broil them under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the tops are brown and bubbly.
HOT BROWN
The Hot Brown was invented in 1926 at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Ky., by the chef Fred Schmidt. The open-faced turkey sandwich, smothered in Mornay sauce and topped with bacon, was served to customers at late-night dances, while the band was on its break. The dish has become a Louisville staple, one well suited for Derby Day or after Thanksgiving, when roast turkey is plentiful. Thick slices of bread, sold as Texas Toast in some parts of the United States, do not get lost under the meat and sauce. Hand-carved turkey is best for the dish; deli turkey slices do not deliver the same Hot Brown experience.
Provided by Sara Bonisteel
Categories dinner, easy, weeknight, casseroles, poultry, sauces and gravies, main course
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Prepare the sandwich: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 4 bread slices in half diagonally. Divide the remaining 4 whole slices among four individual 7-by-9-inch (or other similarly sized) baking dishes (see Tip), and place 2 pieces of halved bread on opposite sides of the bread, positioning the longest side of each triangle closest to the whole slice of bread. The formation will look like a two-way arrow. Nestle a piece of tomato on either side of the whole slices of bread, forming a square shape with the bread triangles. Divide the turkey slices among the whole slices of bread. Transfer the casseroles to the oven to toast as you prepare the sauce.
- Prepare the Mornay sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until mixture forms a roux. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking frequently, 2 minutes. Whisk heavy cream and milk into the roux and cook over medium until the sauce begins to simmer and thicken, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and whisk in 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano until the sauce is smooth. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove the dishes from the oven and pour the Mornay sauce over each, smothering the meat, bread and tomatoes.
- Sprinkle additional Pecorino Romano on top of each dish and broil until the cheese begins to brown and bubble, 4 to 5 minutes, working in batches, if necessary.
- Remove from the broiler and cross 2 slices of bacon over each dish. Sprinkle with parsley and paprika, and serve immediately.
Tips:
- To save time, use pre-cooked chicken or turkey.
- Use a variety of cheeses to create a more flavorful sauce.
- If you don't have heavy cream, you can use milk or half-and-half instead.
- Use fresh herbs, such as parsley or chives, to garnish the Hot Browns.
- Serve the Hot Browns immediately, or they will get soggy.
Conclusion:
Hot Browns are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. They are also a great way to use up leftover turkey or chicken. With a few simple tips, you can make Hot Browns that are sure to impress your friends and family.
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