Classic Hot Brown

 

1/4

cup butter or margarine

1/4

cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon freshly ground pepper

2

cups milk

2

cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)

6

slices Texas toast, lightly toasted

18

oz oven-roasted turkey breast slices

12

slices tomato

6

tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese

3

slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled

Paprika

• 1 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.
• 2 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.
• 3 Broil with tops about 6 inches from heat 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Top evenly with bacon; sprinkle lightly with paprika.