Mini Hot Browns

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Mini hot browns make a classic hot brown sandwich more manageable. Toasted bread adorned with bacon, turkey, and cheese sauce—all broiled to perfection.

Southern Living Test Kitchen

Updated on April 29, 2024

Yield:

2 dozen

The Kentucky Hot Brown is traditionally made with a crispy foundation of toasted bread, adorned with sliced turkey and a deliciously creamy cheese sauce—all broiled to perfection. Flavorful bacon pieces and plum tomato slices offer the final garnish.

The Southern dish originally gained popularity in the 1920s at Louisville's Brown Hotel, and since then, countless variations of the iconic meal have been made—including these easy-to-prepare Mini Hot Browns.

Complete with small portions of toasted white bread and a turkey-cheese sauce, this recipe claims all the flavor of the classic dish without any of the hassle. Plus, it's perfect for wedding showers and garden parties, where no one prefers to eat a dish that's famously messy.

Mini Hot Browns are the appetizer-version of the traditional hot browns sandwich—and after trying this recipe, you may never go back. Place them on the table at your next Kentucky Derby party or church potluck, and watch as they disappear instantly.

Mini Hot Browns on platters - Southern Living — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Ingredients

2 loaves Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Sandwich Bread
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
1 1/2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 1/2 cups cooked turkey, diced
1/4 tsp. table salt
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
6 bacon slices, cooked, crumbled, and divided
5 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced

Directions

Gather ingredients:

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Cut and toast bread rounds:

Using a biscuit cutter, cut the sandwich bread into circles. Arrange bread slices on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Broil 6 inches from heat for 3 to 4 minutes.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Make cheese sauce:

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; add flour, and cook, whisking constantly, until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Add Cheddar cheese, whisking until cheese melts.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Add turkey to cheese sauce:

Stir in diced turkey, salt, and ground red pepper.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Assemble:

Top bread evenly with warm cheese-turkey mixture. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese and half of bacon.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Bake:

Bake at 500°F for 2 minutes or until Parmesan is melted. Top with tomato slices, and sprinkle evenly with remaining bacon.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Mini Hot Browns

Ingredients

Directions

Gather ingredients:

Cut and toast bread rounds:

Make cheese sauce:

Add turkey to cheese sauce:

Assemble:

Bake:

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