Recipe: Famous Hot Browns (chicken sandwiches with cheese sauce and bacon)

FAMOUS HOT BROWNS

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter, divided use
1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 cup flour
3 cups milk, heated
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
4 to 6 ounces American cheese
2 eggs, well beaten
1 tablespoon butter, (additional)
8 rashers bacon
8 slices wheat bread, toasted
2 chicken breasts, cooked, sliced*
grated parmesan cheese
paprika

Melt 1/3 cup butter in saucepan and add onion. Cook until transparent.

Add flour and blend until smooth.

Add milk, salt, and red pepper. Stir and cook until mixture is thick and smooth.

Stir in cheese, eggs, and 1 tablespoon butter. Continue to cook, stirring until mixture almost reaches boiling. Remove sauce from heat.

Fry bacon slices until crisp.

TO ASSEMBLE HOT BROWNS:
Toast 8 slices of wheat bread. Cut 4 in half diagonally.

On 4 oven proof plates, place cut toast with points turned outward, with one whole slice in the middle. Then layer chicken, sauce, and bacon. Sprinkle generously with Parmesan and paprika.

Broil 2 to 3 minutes.

*Turkey may be substituted for chicken.

Servings: 4
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