Tuscan-Style Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

Tuscan-Style Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

By August 9, 2014

  • Prep Time : 10 minutes
  • Cook Time : 15 minutes
  • Yield : 4

Ingredients

Instructions

If you are using boneless chicken breasts, place them between sheets of wax paper and pound thin. If you have thin sliced chicken breasts, you are all set to go. If you haven't marinated the chicken beforehand, I suggest you do now. It comes out juicier and more fragrant. I use a quick marinade of olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and basil. Let marinade for at least and hour. You can slice the tomatoes, mozarella and peppers in the meantime and pre-heat the grill. Combine the mayonnaise and the pesto in small bowl; whisk to blend and set aside. Cut bread horizontally in half.

Sprinkle chicken breasts lightly with salt and pepper and place on the pre-heated grill over medium-high heat. Turn and grill chicken until just cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let rest to cool slightly, about 3 minutes. You can also toast the focaccia bread on the grill until heated through.

Spread the pesto mayonnaise onto cut surfaces of bread. Layer the mozzarella, tomatoes, chicken, peppers and greens onto bottom halves. Top with bread tops. Buon appetito!

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My husband’s favorite! He states he married me just for those. When we first met, we both worked jobs with odd hours. I was a restaurant manager and he worked for an armored truck company, where his shift ended around midnight. He would come over to my place afterwards, and I knew he had nothing to eat all day as he worked days as an EMT. I promised him dinner, and he would always say: nothing big. So I made sandwiches. He still asks for them, going back to when we first met.

They are a quick go-to for me, as I usually have everything I need in my fridge. I like to use thinly sliced chicken breast, so whenever I am making something else with thinly sliced breast, I just buy the family pack, which costs almost the same as the smaller package and basically have additional dinner for free. Whenever I am using the breast for my first recipe, I marinade the remaining breasts with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and basil. This makes the grilled chicken really fragrant and makes it last another 2-3 days, so I don’t have to make chicken two days in the row.

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