This recipe assumes you are making enough for a party or large group, but it is easy to reduce for your family dinner.    The sliders are also perfect for several days after they are made – put them in a Panini press for a change of pace.

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Turkey and Brie Sliders

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Calories 365kcal

Ingredients

• 40 slider buns or water rolls sliced almost halfway through
• 3 pounds of sliced turkey we used Honeybaked turkey breast, sliced in 80 pieces
• 1 1/4 pounds brie sliced in 40 thin pieces
• Mixed greens
• Cranberry spread  see notes for our recipe

Instructions

• Place 2 pieces of turkey, one piece of brie, greens and 2 tsp cranberry sauce on each bun.  
• Serve at room temperature or serve warm from a Panini press.

Notes

Use our easy cranberry spread recipe or buy one at your favorite gourmet shop.

Serve along one of our delicious soup recipes and make it a meal!  French Onion or Tomato Basil

This spread is very versatile.  Use it for our turkey sliders, on top of roast turkey or chicken, pork tenderloin, or as a spread on a cheese and cracker platter.  It will last in the refrigerator for at least a week.  A great “make ahead” recipe.

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Cranberry Spread

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 200kcal

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups red Zinfandel wine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 6 whole cloves
• 6 whole allspice
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 3x1-inch strip orange peel
• 3 slices whole ginger about 1/4 inch thick
• 1 12 ounce bag fresh cranberries

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients except cranberries in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1 ¾ cups, about 10 minutes.
• Strain syrup into large saucepan.
• Add cranberries to syrup and cook over medium heat until berries burst, about 4-5 minutes. Cool.
• Transfer sauce to a bowl, cover and refrigerate.

Notes

You can make this in advance -  3 days.  It will actually keep well in the refrigerator for a week.

We recommend this cocktail not only because it looks festive and tastes great, but it is lower in calories than the original cosmo recipe.

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Citron Cosmo

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Ingredients

• 2 parts Absolute Citron vodka
• 1 part triple sec
• 1 part diet cranberry juice
• Splash of lime juice

Instructions

• Shake vodka, triple sec, and juices with ice in a cocktail shaker.  
• Strain and serve in a martini glass with a twist of lime.