Breakfast Reubens

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 teaspoon olive oil or 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 large frozen hash browns (the oval or rectangular shaped ones)
• 3/4 cup naturally fermented sauerkraut, drained (we like bubbie's brand) or 3/4 cup rinsed and drained regular sauerkraut
• 4 tablespoons applesauce
• 1 teaspoon butter, softened
• 6 slices of good quality pastrami (thin slices)
• 1/3 cup of your favorite thousand island dressing (we make our own, see thousand island dressing our way #114916)
• 1/2 cup finely-shredded swiss cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat, and add the 1 teaspoon oil.
• 2 lightly brown the frozen hashbrowns, about 4 minutes per side; carefully remove from skillet (you don't want them to lose their shape) and set aside.
• 3 preheat oven to 400 degrees f; butter an 11x7x2-inch baking pan.
• 4 in a bowl, combine the sauerkraut and applesauce; set aside.
• 5 place the hash brown patties in the greased baking pan and spread softened butter on each.
• 6 layer each patty with: 3 slices pastrami, sauerkraut mixture, thousand island dressing, and swiss cheese.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees f for 15 to 20 minutes or until the patties are crisped to your liking.
• 8 note: you can skip the hashbrown pre-browning steps (in the skillet), if you like, but i like my hashbrowns very crispy and so prefer them pre-browned.