Grilled Chicken Pesto Sandwich

Marinated chicken breasts grilled and made into sandwiches with bread and pesto sauce.

Preparation Time : 0-5 minutes
Cooking time : 21-25 minutes

Servings : 4


Ingredients
Boneless chicken breasts 4
Italian bread 1 loaf Large bunch
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns to taste
Juice of 1 lemon

Red chilli flakes 1 teaspoon
Oil 1 tablespoon
Tomatoes 2 medium
For Pesto sauce

Basil leaves
1 cup
Garlic cloves 7-8
Pinenuts (chilgoze) 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Olive oil 3-4 tablespoons
Parmesan cheese powder 1/3 cup

Method

Step 1
Cut Italian bread into 4 big pieces, slit without cutting through.

Step 2
Make incisions on chicken breasts, sprinkle salt, crushed peppercorns, lemon juice and red chilli flakes and rub well over them.

Step 3
Heat oil in a non-stick grill pan, place chicken on it and cook till the chicken is done and grill marks appear on both the sides.

Step 4
To make pesto, grind together basil leaves, garlic, pinenuts, salt, parmesan cheese powder and olive oil till smooth.

Step 5
Spread 1 tbsp pesto on each grilled chicken breast in the pan, flip and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the chicken breasts from the pan and keep them on a plate.

Step 6
Place bread pieces on the grill pan and cook till the grill marks appear on both the sides.

Step 7
Slice tomatoes.

Step 8
Spread pesto in the slits of each bread piece, place tomato slices over it, sprinkle salt and crushed peppercorn and finally place a grilled chicken breast.

Step 9
Place these sandwiches on a serving plate and serve.

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