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ham & cream cheese bagel melt

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Lisa 'Gayle' Goff
@GayleGoff
Chula Vista, CA

Sammie Challenge...Substitute any lunch meat and mix it up, These are a friends and family FAVORITE here at my house.

(2 ratings)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For ham & cream cheese bagel melt

  • 1
    bagel
  • 2-3 Tbsp
    cream cheese (not whipped, but flavors work well too)
  • 2-4 slice
    cheese (provolone, swiss or mozzerella work best)
  • 2-4 slice
    lunch meat (any kind you like)
  • 2-3 dash
    spike (this is a great seasoning, if you cannot find it in your market use one of the mrs. dash seasoning with lots of spices)
  • TOPPING/FILLING IDEAS:
  • olives (black, green, kalamata, even a tapenade or a mix of all is great too!
  • capers
  • red onion (this would go on top not in the cream cheese so it cooks)
  • red, orange or yellow bell pepper(also a top item)
  • raw or marinated mushrooms
  • marinated artichokes
  • roasted red peppers
  • sun dried tomatoes
  • sun flower seeds
  • lemon pepper
  • jalapeno peppers
  • mix and match, be creative, make a lot and cut them as an appitizer lots of fun a tasty treat

How To Make ham & cream cheese bagel melt

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 400 ( I use my toaster oven when I am only making one for me) slice bagel and smear with cream cheese
  • 2
    lay out olives (or any of the filling type items) onto cream cheese
  • 3
    place meat on now, not too thick or it will be cold in the middle so a couple thin slices or just one thick type slice.
  • 4
    cover with sliced cheese
  • 5
    sprinkle with SPIKE ( or Mrs. Dash )
  • 6
    ** add any topping type items (onion, raw peppers, sun dried tomatoes stuff that needs to cook, cause the middle will be hot but will not cook down an onion or pepper)
  • 7
    bake at 400 until cheese is melted the way you like it, I like it a bit crunchy and you can see but you can take it out at just melted and that's good too.
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