Grilled Nutella peanut butter banana sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 2 slices bread

• Nutella

• peanut butter

• 1 banana (for 2 sandwiches)

• butter

Directions: Slice banana into rounds. Assemble the sandwich by layering peanut butter, Nutella and banana slices. Heat pan on medium heat. Butter the outside of the sandwich, and grill until bread is golden brown and peanut butter and Nutella are warm and oozy.

Bacon-wrapped mozzarella sticks

Ingredients:

• 12 frozen mozzarella sticks

• 12 bacon strips

• Italian seasoning

• marinara sauce

Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and place bacon on an even layer. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and bake for about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and wrap each frozen mozzarella with one strip of bacon. Bake 4-5 minutes, then flip. Bake an additional 4-5 minutes until bacon is done and mozzarella sticks are golden brown. Serve with marinara sauce.

Queso dip

Ingredients:

• 1 can RoTel Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained

• 1 package (16 oz.) Velveeta, cut into 1/2-inch cubes small jalapeño, chopped (optional)

• tortilla chips

Directions: Combine RoTel and Velveeta on medium pan, and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted, stirring frequently. For more heat, add jalapeños. Serve with tortilla chips.

Chocolate chip cookie s’more sandwiches

Ingredients:

• premade cookie dough (or make your own using your favorite recipe)

• marshmallows

• Hershey’s chocolate bars

• graham cracker crumbs

Directions: Bake cookie dough as directed, but undercook by two minutes. Cut marshmallows in half, and place each half on a cookie. Broil until marshmallows are charred. Remove from the oven, top with a couple squares of chocolate and put back in the oven for about 30 seconds, until the chocolate is slightly melted. Top with graham cracker crumbs.

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