Italian Pork Melts

Italian Pork Melts consist of strips of pork covered with pepper pieces and cheese, then melted until bubbly.

Prep: 10 min | Cook: 10 min | Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless pork roast, sliced into stir fry strips*
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 4 (6 inch) submarine sandwich rolls, split
• 2/3 cup pesto
• 2 whole roasted red peppers, drained and halved
• 4 (1 ounce) slices part-skim mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add pork strips to pan and brown nicely, stir-frying, remove from heat.
2. While pork cooks, spread mayonnaise on bottom half of rolls; spread pesto on top half of rolls.
3. Broil briefly just to lightly brown.
4. Divide pork strips onto four roll halves, top with pepper pieces and a slice of cheese.
5. Broil just until cheese is bubbly.
6. Top with remaining half of rolls.

Notes

* 12 ounces of thinly sliced leftover cooked pork roast can be substituted for uncooked pork. If using leftover roast, delete oil in recipe.

Serving Suggestions: Great with leftover pork roast instead of stir-frying pork strips. Make sure if younger cooks are helping to have an adult use the broiler.

Nutrition

Per serving Calories: 770 calories Protein: 47g Fat: 47g Sodium: 1070mg Cholesterol: 90mg Saturated Fat: 15g Carbohydrates: 42g

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Pork Board