Hot Pat

Try this pastrami sandwich, dubbed the 'Hot Pat,' because of the healthy dose of spicy mustard in the filling and spread on the bread. It's loaded with warm mixture of pastrami, sauerkraut, and cabbage.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 728 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
• ½ onion, diced
• ½ cup sweet hot mustard
• 16 slices Swiss cheese
• ¼ cup spicy brown mustard
• 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 1 head cabbage, chopped
• 1 pound sliced pastrami
• 1 cup sauerkraut
• 4 Italian-style hoagie buns, split lengthwise and toasted
• 2 tablespoons garlic basil spread (see footnote for recipe link)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir cabbage and garlic basil spread until cabbage begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add sauerkraut, sweet hot mustard, and pastrami; cook and stir until hot, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese and cook until melted, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 2

Spread each hoagie bun with 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard. Top with 4 slices Swiss cheese and evenly distribute the pastrami mixture among the sandwiches. Sprinkle with diced onion and top with tomato wedges.