Big Lady New Millennium Sandwich

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's PartyEpisode: Sandwich Stories

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

3 cups chicken, diced (or a 1 to 3-pound chicken)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 chopped onion
2 celery stalks plus 2 cups chopped
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 teaspoons seasoning salt (recommended: Jane's Mixed Up Krazy Salt)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
2 tablespoons reserved chicken stock
4 tablespoons butter, divided
8 slices sourdough bread
8 to 12 whole pimentos, drained
8 to 12 deli-sliced cheddar cheese

Directions

Place the chicken along with the salt, pepper, onion, and celery stalks in a large stockpot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken from pot, cool, and remove skin and bones, if using whole chicken. Reserve the liquid.

Dice the chicken and place in a large bowl. Add the chopped celery, eggs, seasoning salt, mayonnaise, lemon-pepper, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and some reserved stock and mix well.

Butter 1 side each bread slice. Divide chicken mixture among 4 of the slices on the unbuttered side. Add whole pimentos, 2 to 3, and sliced deli Cheddar. Cover with the remaining 4 slices of bread, buttered side up.

Preheat an indoor grill/panini press. Place sandwiches on the grill/panini press and grill for a few minutes on each side.

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recipe Big Lady New Millennium Sandwich
cori pensacola, FL 05-23-2009
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It is BAG lady not BIG lady
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Come on Food Network. You can at least get the name of the recipe right. This is an update of Paula's Bag Lady sandwich... recipe from back in the day. It is Bag Lady New Millenium Sandwich not big Lady. And yes, it is deliciousRead more
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donna squaw valley, CA 01-02-2009
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we loved this!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was a struggling cook till I happened to get diagnosed with the big "c" and had to be in bed, seemed like forever, and when... I couldn't read, due to the chemo, I went to my last resort, TV, and finally found y'all. Imagine my family's surprise when I cooked them something, (this) and it wasn't burned, rubbery, or just plain icky. I'll make this again, and again and again. yummy Read more
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Cindy Mahanoy City, PA 07-26-2008
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15 minutes....HONEST!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this using a rotisserie chicken I purchased at the grocery store...it was so QUICK, EASY, and DELISH!!! Kids (& their... friends) loved it, had to make another batch!!! (If ur worried about the 2T of reserved liquid, don't...there is more than likely enough in the bottom of the rotisserie container to make this to a "T"!!!) Kudos, again, to Paula!!!Read more
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Debbi Brooklyn Center, MN 08-29-2007
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was very good, I added just a bit of onion. I'll be making this again for sure!
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Jenny Sheboygan, WI 05-11-2007
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Miss Paula....you have done it AGAIN!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am a big chicken salad lover and this was by far the best I have ever had!! The lemon-pepper seasoning really added... something special to the recipe! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us Paula...we love ya!!Read more
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molly Bend, OR 04-29-2007
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A wonderfull anytime anywhere sandwich
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i willl recumand this to everyone i know