Featured recipes with heart-healthy deli cuts.
With all the incredible varieties of flavorful Buddig Deli Cuts, there’s no limit to the great sandwiches you can make. They contain no trans fat, are high in protein and just 80 calories per serving, so you can enjoy a healthy, flavorful lunch that’s also affordable. Here are some of our favorite new recipes to get you started.
Deli Cuts Tostadas
Deli Cuts California Sushi Rolls
Deli Cuts Kabobs with Barbecue Dip
Antipasto Sandwich
Smoked Ham and Slaw Sandwich
Turkey-Cranberry Wrap
Spinach and Turkey Wrap
Blue Cheese, Lettuce and Turkey
Southwestern Chicken and Rice Salad
Middle Eastern Turkey Wrap
Chicken Stroganoff Salad
Deli Cuts Tostadas
Deli Cuts Tostadas

Ingredients
1 tablespoon fat-free mayonnaise
1 tablespoon salsa verde
2 small corn tostadas (5 inch diameter)
2 ounces Deli Cuts Smoked Ham
1 tablespoon reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese or chili Jack cheese

Combine mayonnaise and salsa in a bowl. Spread on tostadas. Place half the ham on each tostada. Place on baking sheet. Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon cheese over each tostada. Place under preheated broiler 4 inches from heat and broil for 20 seconds or until cheese melts. Watch closely to avoid burning.


Each Serving Contains
210 calories; 7 grams total fat;
12.75 grams protein; 12 grams carbohydrates;
24 milligrams cholesterol;
750 milligrams sodium and 0.5 grams dietary fiber.

Deli Cuts Tostadas

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Heart-Healthy Deli Cuts California Sushi Rolls

Ingredients
1 cup sushi (short-grain) rice
2-1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 (12-ounce) package Deli Cuts Honey Ham
2 large jalapeno chiles, cored, seeded, cut into thin length wise strips

To prepare sushi, place rice in a fine-mesh strainer. Rinse well under cold running water. Place rice in a medium pot with 1-1/2 cups water. Set aside to soak for 30 minutes. Bring rice to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and water absorbed. Spoon rice into glass bowl. In a small pot, simmer vinegar and sugar together for 30 seconds or until sugar dissolves. Pour over rice, stirring gently but well. Cool.

Separate Deli Cuts Honey Ham into stacks using 2 slices for each. Place a heaping tablespoon rice on ham. Pat rice down. Dampen hands; rice is sticky. Arrange a chile strip on one end of ham slice. Tightly roll up. Cut roll in half. Place seam-side down on serving platter. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

To prepare dipping sauce, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin and sesame oil in a bowl. Sprinkle on chives.

Deli Cuts Kabob with Barbecue Dip

Makes 1 Serving
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
3 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice seasoning)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons minced chives
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Deli Cuts Kabobs with Barbecue Dip

Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) package Deli Cuts Honey Ham
12 grape tomatoes
1 small ripe avocado, peeled, cut into 12 chunks (see note)
1/4 cup bottled barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon chipotle chile powder, optional
1 tablespoon minced chives or scallions (green parts only)

Make 6 stacks of meat, then cut each stack into 4 strips. Keep the strips intact. Working with one strip at a time, thread one end onto a bamboo or metal skewer. Add a grape tomato then push the other end onto the skewer over the tomato. Add one end of a second stack of strips. This time, insert an avocado chunk. Repeat so each skewer has 4 strips wrapped around a total of 2 tomatoes and 2 avocado chunks. Repeat with remaining Deli Cuts Honey Ham to yield 6 skewers. Arrange on a serving platter.

Combine barbecue sauce, mayonnaise and chile powder in small serving bowl. Sprinkle on chives. Place in center of platter. Serve the kabobs with barbecue dip on the side.

Deli Cuts Kabob with Barbecue Dip

Each Serving Contains
145 calories; 6.5 grams total fat;
10.5 grams protein; 10.5 grams
carbohydrates; 21.6 milligrams
cholesterol; 583 milligrams
sodium and 1.5 grams dietary fiber.

Note: Cut avocado into 6 wedges; cut each wedge widthwise in half to make 12 chunks. bIf desired, substitute 12 steamed sugar-snap peas for a lower-fat kabob.
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Antipasto Sandwich

Ingredients
1 small red bell pepper
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon reduced-fat Italian salad dressing
2 pepperoncini (small yellow peppers in brine), thinly sliced
2 slices artisan sourdough bread, cut about 1/2-inch thick
2 ounces Deli Cuts Oven Roasted Turkey Breast

Hold pepper over open flame of stovetop. Char on all sides. Place pepper in a bag, close and set aside for 30 minutes. Scrape off loose pepper skin. Core and seed pepper. Cut into strips and toss with vinegar. Set this aside for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile stir together salad dressing and pepperoncini. Spread over 1 bread slice. Arrange Deli Cuts Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
over bread slice. Drain roasted pepper and arrange strips over turkey. Top with second bread slice. Cut sandwich diagonally in half to serve.

Each Serving Contains
350 calories; 5.75 grams total fat;
18.5 grams protein; 53 grams
carbohydrates; 20 milligrams
cholesterol; 775 milligrams
sodium and 4 grams dietary fiber.
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Smoked Ham and Slaw Sandwich

Ingredients
1 scallion (green onion) trimmed and minced
1/2 cup shredded red cabbage
1/8 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons orange juice
2 teaspoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 teaspoons mustard
2 slices rye bread
2 ounces Deli Cuts Smoked Ham

Directions
Combine scallion and cabbage in a small bowl. Stir together curry powder, pepper, orange juice and mayonnaise in a cup. Stir into cabbage mixture. Set aside. Spread mustard on one bread slice. Arrange Deli Cuts Smoked Ham over mustard. Heap on slaw. Top with second bread slice. Press down. Cut diagonally in half to serve.

Makes 1 serving.

Each serving has: 265 calories; 8.5 grams total fat; 17 grams protein; 30.5 grams carbohydrates; 23.3 milligrams cholesterol and 4.5 grams dietary fiber.


(Low-fat version)
Each serving has: 237 calories; 5 grams total fat; 17 grams protein; 31.5 grams carbohydrates; 21.3 milligrams cholesterol and 4.5 grams dietary fiber.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Note: Select the lower-sodium versions of the recipe ingredients when making this sandwich.
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Turkey-Cranberry Wrap

Ingredients
1-1/2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese
1 (8-inch) whole-wheat flour tortilla
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 ounces Deli Cuts Honey-Roasted Turkey
1/4 cup baby spinach leaves

Directions
Spread cream cheese over tortilla, leaving 1/2-inch border bare. Sprinkle cranberries over cream cheese and press down. Arrange Deli Cuts Honey-Roasted Turkey over cranberries. Top with spinach. Press down. Bring up bottom third of tortilla to center. Tightly roll up tortilla from the side. Cut diagonally in half to serve.

Makes 1 serving.

Each serving has: 315 calories; 9 grams total fat; 15 grams protein; 42.5 grams carbohydrates; 32 milligrams cholesterol and 3.15 grams dietary fiber.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Note: Select the lower-sodium versions of the recipe ingredients when making this wrap.

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Spinach and Turkey Wrap

Ingredients
1-1/2 teaspoons mustard
1-1/2 teaspoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 (8-inch) whole-wheat flour tortilla
1/2 cup fresh baby spinach leaves
2 very thin slices red onion
2 ounces Deli Cuts Honey-Roasted Turkey or Smoked Turkey

Directions
Stir together mustard and mayonnaise in a cup. Spread over tortilla, leaving 1/2-inch border bare. Arrange spinach on top. Add onion slices. Arrange Deli Cuts Honey-Roasted Turkey over onion slices; press down. Bring up bottom third of tortilla to center. Tightly roll up tortilla from the side. Cut diagonally in half to serve.

Makes 1 serving.

Each serving has: 264 calories; 8.5 grams total fat; 14.7 grams protein; 33 grams carbohydrates; 20 milligrams cholesterol and 3.5 grams dietary fiber.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Note: Select the lower-sodium versions of the recipe ingredients when making this wrap.


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Blue Cheese, Lettuce and Turkey Sandwich
(The other BLT)

Ingredients
1 teaspoon minced fresh chives
1 tablespoon fat-free mayonnaise
2 slices whole-wheat bread, preferably toasted
4 lettuce leaves
1 plum tomato, sliced
2 ounces Deli Cuts Oven-Roasted Turkey
1 tablespoon reduced-fat blue cheese crumbles

Directions
Stir together chives and mayonnaise in a cup. Spread on one slice whole-wheat bread. Top with lettuce, tomato and Deli Cuts Oven-Roasted Turkey. Press down. Sprinkle on cheese crumbles. Top with second bread slice. Cut in half to serve.

Makes 1 serving.

Each serving has: 284 calories; 6.68 grams total fat; 21 grams protein; 41.23 grams carbohydrates; 25.75 milligrams cholesterol and 5 grams dietary fiber.

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Note: Select the lower-sodium versions of the recipe ingredients when making this sandwich.


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Southwestern Chicken and Rice Salad

Ingredients
3 cups cooked rice
1 (12-ounce) package Deli Cuts Rotisserie Chicken cut into bite-size pieces
1 medium-size red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
1 large yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
2 jalapeno chiles, cored, seeded and minced
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 tablespoons reduced-fat Italian salad dressing
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro

Directions
Spoon rice into a large salad bowl. Add Deli Cuts Rotisserie Chicken, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, chiles and onion. Toss gently but well. Stir together chili powder, pepper and Italian dressing in a cup. Pour over salad ingredients. Toss gently but well. Sprinkle on cilantro.

Makes 6 (1-1/3 cup) servings.

Each serving has: 233 calories; 4 grams total fat; 13.5 grams protein; 35 grams carbohydrates; 20 milligrams cholesterol and 1.1 grams dietary fiber.

Prep Time: (including rice cooking): 30 minutes

Note: Select the lower-sodium versions of the recipe ingredients when making this salad.


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Middle Eastern Turkey Wrap

Ingredients
1 (10-inch) spinach wrap (or flour tortilla)
2 tablespoons garlic hummus
2 ounces Deli Cuts Smoked Turkey
1 tablespoon crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
1/2 small red bell pepper or 1/4 large red bell pepper, cut into thin strips

Directions
Place wrap on a work surface. Spread garlic hummus on half the wrap. Arrange Deli Cuts Smoked Turkey over the hummus. Sprinkle on feta cheese. Top with red pepper strips. Fold bottom third of wrap to the center. Tightly roll up wrap, from filled side to open side. Cut diagonally in half to serve.

Makes 1 serving.

Each serving has: 323 calories; 8.2 grams total fat; 20 grams protein; 44.5 grams carbohydrates; 22.5 milligrams cholesterol and 4.25 grams dietary fiber.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Note: Select the lower-sodium versions of the recipe ingredients when making this wrap.


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Chicken Stroganoff Salad

Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) package spaghetti
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 cup thinly sliced celery (3 or 4 ribs)
1 cup chopped scallions (5 or 6 scallions)
1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
6 tablespoons reduced-fat Italian salad dressing
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (12-ounce) package Deli Cuts Rotisserie Chicken, sliced into thin strips

Directions
Cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Place spaghetti in large salad bowl. While spaghetti is cooking, prepare mushrooms. Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add mushrooms and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently or until tender. Add mushrooms to spaghetti in bowl. Add celery, scallions, Italian parsley, Parmesan cheese, salad dressing and pepper to spaghetti. Toss gently but well. Arrange Deli Cuts Rotisserie Chicken strips over salad.

Makes 6 (1-2/3 cup) servings.

Each serving has: 328 calories; 6 grams total fat; 27.25 grams protein; 47.5 grams carbohydrates; 20 milligrams cholesterol and 2.85 grams dietary fiber.

Prep Time: (including spaghetti cooking): 20 minutes

Note: Select the lower-sodium versions of the recipe ingredients when making this salad.


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