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Chicken Caprese Sandwich with Roasted Garlic

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A sandwich so good you’ll want to phone a friend to tell them about it. 🙂

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Not kidding.

Easy and super fast if you pass on roasting the garlic. But, if you’re a garlic lover like we are, that’s one ingredient you don’t want to pass up.

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A perfect, light, low fat and satisfying meal that tastes so good, you’ll love to have it on a busy weeknight!  The beautiful thing is?  It looks fabulous and it couldn’t be easier to put together!

Now I don’t know about you, but for me, if it’s a sandwich, it’s all about the bread.  Of course, the other ingredients must make an appearance too and their very presence can make or break a good sandwich.  But…, if the bread is bad ~ you’re probably like me and you’re shedding that bread to get to the good stuff.

You don’t want to do that here. 🙂

Be sure to get beautiful, red, ripe on-the-vine tomatoes.

Chicken Caprese Sandwich | Inspiration Kitchen-0023And slice them nice and thin.

Chicken Caprese Sandwich | Inspiration Kitchen-0033And a bunch of nice fresh, bright green basil. Which will smell amazing when you julienne it!

Chicken Caprese Sandwich | Inspiration Kitchen-0029The important part of this sandwich is to get yourself a good artisan loaf that can withstand the weight of the chicken breast and can withstand the heat of the broiler.

In this recipe, I pre-toasted my bread, but in hindsight I’m not sure you have to.  The broiler will toast the bread, at least on the top – so when you’re making the “Do I toast?” or “Do I not toast?” decision, ask yourself how much texture you want in your bread. We love a lot of texture and we love the over-done crunchy bits – so pre-toasting before broiling was the perfect decision for us!

And you can have it with, or without, the balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil drizzle.  It’s good this way too!

Chicken Caprese Sandwich | Inspiration Kitchen-0092I hope you love this sandwich as much as we did.  It was such a light, low-fat sandwich and seemed perfect for spring.

Enjoy!

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Chicken Caprese Sandwich with Roasted Garlic

Light, low fat, fresh and delicious Chicken Caprese sandwich with onion Artisan bread and roasted garlic. Perfect for summertime.
Course: Main
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

  • 1 head garlic roasted
  • 2 chicken breast cut in half and pounded to 1/4" thick
  • 4 slices Artisan onion bread toasted
  • tomatoes sliced
  • mozarella cheese sliced
  • basil julienned
  • balsamic vinegar scant
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Cut the top off of the garlic, exposing the tops of the heads.
  • Create a tinfoil tent, and place garlic inside, with cut sides up. Drizzle exposed garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
  • Wrap garlic tightly in tin foil, place in a baking dish and bake for 35 minutes.
  • Remove garlic from oven, and when cool enough to touch, squeeze garlic cloves from the skins. Discard skins. Drizzle just a scant amount of olive oil over heads, then smash the garlic heads with a fork to make a paste. Set aside.
  • Toast bread and set aside.
  • Spread garlic paste on each slice of bread and set aside.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken breast.
  • Heat a non-stick skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Turn heat down to medium. Add chicken to pan and cook over medium heat 3-5 minutes per side or until done and juices run clear. When done, remove from pan and set aside. Let rest for 2 minutes.
  • Layer garlic bread with chicken, tomatoes and mozarella cheese. Place under broiler and heat until cheese melts and is bubbly. Remove from oven and top with basil. Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
  • Serve.

 

Comments

    • Kristi says

      Roasted garlic is sssssooooo easy. I was thinking of doing it for the WA Wednesday series. And yes, it’s completely addictive once you start! 🙂

      Reply

  9. Renee@Two in the Kitchen says

    Kristi, this looks Ah-mazing!!!! I honestly would not even need the chicken. I would go right for the toasted bread, tomato, cheese, garlic and basil. That way I could eat more of them!! I know, I know…..now a days everyone is so paranoid of gluten and just want the protein, but I am a carb-a-holic!! These are making me hungry!!! 🙂

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    • Kristi says

      I could go without the chicken too – as long as I had that scrumptious roasted garlic. I swear, I am totally addicted to the stuff! Hope you have a beautiful week Renee!

      Reply

  13. Juliana says

    Wow, this sandwich looks awesome, like how you layered it…and the roasted garlic just sound delicious!
    Thanks for the recipe Kristi…have a wonderful week 😀

    Reply

  15. Monica says

    Can’t stop admiring that perfectly toasted piece of bread! The rest looks amazing too. I want that for breakfast, lunch, dinner…or a snack, anytime!

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  17. Ashley says

    This is one awesome looking sandwich! I love the bread on sandwiches too – but with this one the tomato and mozzarella are definitely calling out to me! haha And the basil … I don’t want to forget that either : )

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  19. Jack says

    Kristi,
    When making this sandwich I had no balsamic vinegar in the house; BUT I did have a bottle of balsamic glaze just hanging around. Well, when I topped this sandwich with the balsamic glaze, it reminded me why we were given taste buds. Mmmmmnn!!! ( did I spell that right? ) the tase was heavenly. I don’t think I would tire of having this joyous sandwich on my menu every week. Thanks ever so much.
    Jack

    Reply

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