The Ultimate Chicken Club Sandwich and Chicken Melt Recipe
Spice up your get-togethers with this The Ultimate Chicken Club Sandwich and Chicken Melt Recipe that is bursting with flavor!
Servings: 10
Prep Time: 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 12 minutesminutes
Marinating Time: 1 dayday
Total Time: 37 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
2tablespoonsof dry basil
1tablespoonof dry oregano
5finely minced cloves of garlic
1cupof olive oil
5boneless skinless chicken breasts
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Onions and Spread:
1peeled and sliced red onion
¼cupof balsamic vinegar
¼cupof olive oil
1teaspoonof sugar
1cupof mayonnaise
½cupof shredded Asiago cheese
2tablespoonsof tomato paste
2tablespoonsof red wine vinegar
¼cupof julienne sun dried tomatoes
2tablespoonsof chopped fresh basil
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Sandwich:
1loaf of bread
1poundof cooked crisp bacon
½poundof deli sliced ham
½poundof sliced and cooked Canadian bacon ham
6leavesof butter leaf lettuce
4thinly sliced vine ripe tomatoes
2peeled and seeded mashed avocados
1poundof sliced or shredded mozzarella cheese
1cupof microgreens
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°.
Chicken: Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade and season them on both sides with salt and pepper.
Heat a very large frying pan over medium-high heat and add in the chicken breasts. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or golden brown and then flip the chicken over and add the pan to the oven and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned and cooked throughout. Rest for 2 to 3 minutes on a cutting board before slicing.
Onions: Place the onions on a sheet tray and place in the oven at 375° for 30 minutes.
In a medium bowl whisk together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and sugar and baste the onions using a brush every 5 minutes. Remove the onions once they are done cooking.
Spread: Whisk together the mayonnaise, Asiago cheese, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, sun-dried tomatoes, basil and salt, and pepper until combined. Cool before serving.
Chicken Club Assembly: Toast 3 pieces of Cobblestone Million Dollar White bread and layer the sandwich as followed: mozzarella cheese, sliced chicken breasts, balsamic onions, lettuce, tomato, toast, mashed avocado, bacon, ham, microgreens, spread, toast.
Chicken Melt Assembly: Place the slices of Million Dollar White bread on a griddle. Once brown flip over and add cheese to each slice. Layer on as followed: bacon, Canadian bacon, sliced chicken breasts, onions, and spread and place on the other sliced of toasted cheese melted bread.