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Jeff Mauro's Top Recipes

We've gathered all of Jeff Mauro's top recipes together to make it easy for you to browse and pick your favorites.

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Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Grilled Pineapple Relish

To make sure his succulent pork turns out moist and full of flavor, Jeff marinates it in a garlic powder-cumin dry rub before roasting it on a low temperature. Shred the meat and toss it with his chile sauce before piling the pork on a bun and finishing the sandwich with a sweet and spicy pineapple-jalapeno relish.

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Chicken Pot Pie Sandwich

Boasting all of the flavors of the classic casserole, this hearty sandwich features creamy chicken and a pea-parsley pesto built on fluffy, buttery biscuits.

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Monster Muffuletta

Ideal for parties and tailgates, Jeff's crowd-pleasing sandwiches are stuffed with Italian deli meats, like mortadella, Genoa salami and hot capicola, plus provolone cheese and a two-olive salad with salty capers.

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Jeff Mauro
The Kitchen/Fresh New Food Ideas
Food Network
Unsalted Butter, Walnuts, Mini Chocolate Chips, Mini Marshmallows, Graham Crackers

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S'Mauros: Skillet S'mores

It doesn't take a campfire to enjoy this timeless indulgence. Just build layers of toasted walnuts, melted chocolate and gooey marshmallows, and scoop with graham crackers.

Chef Name: Jeff Mauro

Full Recipe Name: Buffalo Chicken Sub

Talent Recipe: Jeff Mauroâ s Buffalo Chicken Sub, as seen on The Best Thing I Ever Made

FNK Recipe:

Project: Foodnetwork.com, Back to School/Sandwich Central/Dinner and a Movie/Sides

Show Name: The Best Thing I Ever Made

Food Network / Cooking Channel: Food Network

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Buffalo Chicken Sub

Enjoy your favorite game-day snack — chicken wings — without the sticky mess when you make Jeff's simple sub, featuring a bed of blue cheese and pulled Buffalo-style chicken on crusty bread.

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Grilled Greek Summer Salad

When it comes to entree salads, few things are as satisfying as a flavorful Greek salad, and Jeff's is loaded with both classic and creative ingredients. The secret to his next-level recipe? A bed of grilled romaine.

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Turtle Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

"If you freeze the cookies to eat later, just be aware that the cookies get hard," Jeff explains of this over-the-top dessert sandwich. "I always like to build 'em fresh if possible so the cookies stay nice and soft."

"Sausage Egg Jeffmuffin" prepared by Jeff Mauro, as seen on the Food Network's The Kitchen, Season 2.

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Sausage and Egg JeffMuffins

By baking the eggs on a jelly roll pan instead of scrambling them on the stove, he can cut them into pieces so they fit neatly atop the English muffins.

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Sweet Potato Fries

Thanks to a light club soda-cornstarch batter, Jeff's golden sweet potatoes turn out deliciously crispy every time.

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Nacho Abuelitos Grilled Cheese

Stuffed with classic nacho fixings like Chihuahua cheese, black olives, jalapenos and bold chorizo, Jeff's top-rated grilled cheese brings together two decadent comfort foods for next-level results.

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Pepperoni Pizza Pocket

Save time in the kitchen by starting with prepared pizza dough to make Jeff's kid-friendly pockets. He fills them with a simple tomato sauce, plus gooey mozzarella cheese and pepperoni before baking them.

A bowl of Chicago Gumbo (Italian sausage, green and red peppers, and onions sautÂ©ed with smoked paprika, red wine and mixed with cooked white rice. Garnished with giardiniera and grated aged provolone) as seen on Food Network's The Kitchen, Season 1.

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Chicago Gumbo

For an Italian-style spin on a New Orleans favorite, Jeff makes sweet Italian sausage the star of his gumbo, and he finishes it with pickled Italian vegetables and provolone cheese.

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Roasted Tomato Bisque

A thick and creamy bowl, Jeff's simple bisque features brown sugar-roasted tomatoes and carrots, plus a pinch of crushed red pepper and garlic to balance the sweetness.

Chef Name: Jeff Mauro

Full Recipe Name: Crunchy Fried PB and J

Talent Recipe: Jeff Mauroâ s Crunchy Fried PB and J, as seen on Sandwich King

FNK Recipe:

Project: Foodnetwork.com, Back to School/Sandwich Central/Dinner and a Movie/Sides

Show Name: Sandwich King

Food Network / Cooking Channel: Food Network

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Crunchy Fried PB&J

Leave it to the Sandwich King to update what is likely the most classic of all sandwiches, the peanut butter and jelly. For added texture, he adds fresh banana slices and crunchy potato chips between thick-cut bread slices, then dredges the sandwiches in cinnamon cereal and fries them until golden brown.

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Chicago Italian Beef (Pot Roast Style)

Piled high with thinly sliced red wine-braised pot roast and crunchy pickled vegetables, this must-try sandwich is Jeff's take on a Windy City tradition.

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Three-Bean Salad

A simple mustard vinaigrette marries the flavors of green beans, cannellinis and kidney beans in Jeff's 20-minute salad.

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Veggie Mini Burger Pita with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

Even meat lovers will enjoy Jeff's vegetarian pita pockets, stuffed with cumin-laced quinoa burgers and a creamy cucumber-tahini sauce.

Food Stylist: Brett Kurzweil

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Squash, Manchego and Balsamic-Onion Grilled Cheese

Not your ordinary grilled cheese, Jeff's savory and sweet sandwich features toasted sliced almonds for welcome crunch.

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Choco Cherry-Stout Ice Cream Float

Part cocktail and part dessert, Jeff's grown-up treat features stout ice cream atop cherry chocolate chip ice cream and classic float fixings, like fluffy whipped cream, chocolate candies and, for added indulgence, whiskey-soaked dried cherries.

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Wedgelet Kabobbies

Jeff strings the ingredients of a traditional wedge salad, like cool iceberg, bacon and fresh tomatoes, onto skewers for a next-level take on a timeless favorite.

Jeff Mauro's Quick Cannoli Dip, as seen on Food Network's The Kitchen, Season 2.

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QuickNoli Dip — Quick Cannoli Dip

Consider Jeff's five-minute recipe a deconstructed cannoli. He tops orange liqueur-spiced ricotta with chocolate chips and serves fresh berries and crispy wontons alongside for easy dunking.

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