Steak And Mushroom Reubens

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 teaspoons coarsely ground pickling spices
• 12 ounces flank steaks
• 12 large fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed
• 12 slices deli rye bread with seeds
• 1/4 cup fat-free thousand island salad dressing
• 1 1/2 cups drained sauerkraut, from a jar
• 6 ounces thinly sliced gruyere cheese
• nonstick vegetable cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons pickling spice on each side of steak, then sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. add steak to skillet and cook to medium rare, about 4 minutes per side. transfer to cutting board. add mushrooms to same skillet. cover and cook until mushrooms are tender, turning occasionally, about 3 minutes. transfer mushrooms to a bowl.
• 2 thinly slice steak on diagonal. arrange 6 bread slices on work surface. spread with dressing. layer each with steak, 2 mushroom caps, sauerkraut, and cheese. top with remaining bread slices.
• 3 spray 2 large nonstick skillets with cooking spray. add sandwiches to skillets; place over medium heat. cover and cook until bottoms are golden, about 3 minutes. remove skillets from heat. remove sandwiches. spray skillets with nonstick spray. turn sandwiches over into skillets. cover and cook until bottoms are golden and cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes.