Chicken Sandwich Idea
Don't be worrying about the calories in the topping, just get back to it tomorrow!
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Oh my goodness, this is so good!
Ciabatta
The soft, chewy texture and honeycomb holes make ciabatta especially good for dunking into soup or mopping up the sauce from a dinner plate.
Ciabatta also makes delicious sandwiches or it can be sliced and used as a pizza base.
Now, this came about when I was reading a menu in a bar. I love reading menus, I can't for the life of me read a book of any description unless, of course, it has something to do with food.
I can sit and read cookery books and menus all day long.
Oh and maps, I LOVE reading maps, yes maps! Possibly I could be the next brain of Britain when it comes to knowing where most places are, very bothering I know 😐
Anyway, never mind all that!
The other week I went out for lunch with some good friends to the Novello Lounge in Southwater Telford. The menu had so many delicious dishes to choose from so we all took a while to decide what to have.
Ingredients
- olive oil
- ciabatta rolls
- good quality tinned tomatoes
- roasted red pepper slices from a jar and drained from the oil
- balsamic vinegar - or a teaspoon of sugar if you don't have balsamic
- skinless chicken fillets
- Nando's of hot peri-peri dry rub seasoning, or your favourite brand
- chorizo
- Cheddar cheese
- a few spinach leaves - for good health!
Recipe Top Tips
You can use either Focaccia or Ciabatta, they both work well.
Nando's Hot Peri Peri seasoning is brilliant, plus they do sell a medium-hot version if that's more your thing. If you can't get the same one I used, just use your favourite brand.
What should I serve with my sandwich?
fries
chips
creamy homemade coleslaw
a simple salad
Or, simply on its own!
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Grilled Chicken Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 2 ciabatta rolls - halved
- 200g tin of good quality tinned tomatoes - half a regular 400g tin drained well from their juice
- a few roasted red pepper slices in oil (not vinegar) from a jar and drained well
- a splash of balsamic vinegar - or a teaspoon of sugar if you don't have balsamic
- 1 or 2 skinless chicken fillets
- a sachet Nando's of hot peri-peri dry rub seasoning
- some diced chorizo - skin removed
- a pinch of sweet smoked paprika
- a handful of grated Cheddar cheese
- a few spinach leaves - for good health!
Instructions
- Put the sliced chicken into a small bowl and add about half the packet of peri-peri rub. Mix together so coat the chicken well and then make the sauce.
- Make the sauce: Drain the tomatoes from their juice and squish between your fingers putting to remove more of the juice and put the tomatoes into a small bowl.
- Take a few roasted peppers from a jar and chop them before adding them to the tomatoes.
- Add a drizzle of balsamic or sugar to sweeten the sauce and mix it all together and set aside.
- Heat up a small frying pan and add the chorizo. Cook for a few minutes until it releases its lovely orange oil. Add a teaspoon of paprika and stir.
- Remove the chorizo and set it aside - don't wash the pan!
- Using the same frying pan add the chicken, you can add a tiny amount of olive oil if you think you need to. Cook the chicken for a few minutes turning to evenly cook through; it won't take long as it's thinly sliced. Turn the heat off.
- Lightly toast the ciabatta halves under a hot grill then wrap the top halves in foil to keep warm.
- Spread the pepper sauce over the bottom two halves and add cheese, a few spinach leaves and the chicken and chorizo.
- Pop back under the grill until the cheese is bubbling and it's heated through. Put the ciabatta tops back on and dive in.
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