I love to go out to  Applebee’s.  They have a wide selection to choose from and everyone in my family always finds something that sounds good to them. 

Unfortunetly, with a family of six, that is one bill that adds up quickly.  So as you can imagine, we do not go out often.  But that is okay because I found a way to make our favorite restaurant recipes at home with copycat restaurant recipe cookbooks. 

Here is one of my favorite recipes from Applebee’s.

Club House Grill  (makes 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

  • 2 slices French bread (thick)
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
  • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 slices deli turkey
  • 2 slices deli ham
  • 2 slices tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons barbecue sauce

Directions

  1. Spread the butter evenly over one side of each slice of bread.
  2. Put one slice of bread, butter side down, into a preheated frying pan over medium heat.
  3. Spread the mayonnaise over the unbuttered side of the grilling bread.
  4. Sprinkle half of the Cheddar cheese over the mayonnaise.
  5. Let the turkey and ham in the pan next to the bread for about 30 seconds to heat it up.
  6. When it’s warm, lay the turkey on the cheese.
  7. Place the tomato slices on the turkey.
  8. Spread the barbecue sauce over the tomato slices.
  9. Lay the ham on the tomatoes.
  10. Sprinkle the remainder of the cheese over the ham.
  11. Top off the sandwich with the other slice of bread, being sure that the buttered side is facing up.
  12. By now the first side of bread should be golden brown.
  13. Flip the sandwich over and grill the other side for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown as well.
  14. Remove the sandwich from the pan and cut in half diagonally.
  15. Serve with additional barbecue sauce on the side.

Try the recipe and then let us know what you thought.