Baked Italian Sub

I found this recipe a while ago and have been meaning to try it and today was the day. Of course, I cannot leave well enough alone so I added my own twist to it. An Italian Sub cannot be an Italian sub without  adding pepperoncini rings and a couple of thinly sliced red-onion rings. The picture was taken when it first came out of the oven. The second was after it rested and was sliced.

 Cooking time is about 50 minutes. I used a 8x9 1/2 in. casserole dish sprayed with a little cooking spray.

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
 1 - 12oz. refrigerator crescent rolls
 8 to 10 slices of deli ham
8 to 10 slices deli turkey
12 large slices or 24 small slices of hard salami
8 to 10 slices of Swiss Cheese
1 - 12oz. jar of roasted red peppers, drained
1 - 16 oz jar Pepperonicini Pepper rings, drained
1 small red onion, sliced thinly
Brown mustard - or your favorite
4 eggs, beaten


Unroll crescent roll dough carefully  into squares.  Place crescent dough to cover the bottom of the pan. Using fingers, press to fit. Spread desired amount of mustard over the dough-remembering that you will be adding more. Place 1/2 the ham slices on the mustard; 1/2 the turkey on the ham; 1/2 the Salami onto the turkey; 1/2 the Swiss cheese on the Salami and top this with the roasted red peppers, red onion rings and pepperonicinis. Pour 1/2 the beaten eggs over evenly over the pepperonicinis. Top with another layer of crescent dough- spread with mustard and repeat layering. Top with crescent dough and remaining beaten eggs. Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 25 minutes or until top is a gold brown and the "Sub" is bubbly and heated through. Remove from oven and allow to stand for about 10 minutes before slicing. This was really delicious.

You can eliminate the pepperonicinis and or onions if you like. Adding sliced black olives would be another option. This is a great dish for lunch or a dinner with friends. The original recipe called for an 8 x 8 pan and I used a pan that is a little bigger and adjusted the amounts. You could even go bigger yet by adjusting the ingredient amounts or simply by making 2 pans.