Name: Pesto Chicken Sandwich
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 ciabattas; 200 g chicken breast (grilled and sliced); 2 tbsp pesto; 2 tbsp 0% Greek yogurt; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 30 g rocket (arugula) lettuce; 0.5 ball mozzarella (thinly sliced); 4 sun-dried tomatoes

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This easy Pesto Chicken Sandwich is going to be a lunch time favourite. Ciabatta topped with rocket lettuce, a creamy pesto sauce, mozzarella and grilled chicken breast. Bursting with flavour, lunch time never has to be boring again.

We sometimes find ourselves in a bit of a sandwich rut. But move over ham and cheese sandwich, as this pesto chicken sandwich is the new favourite, and so easy to adapt too. You are going to want to put the creamy pesto sauce on everything too.

Why should you try it?

✔ Make lunch time more exciting

✔ A great way to use up leftover chicken

✔ An incredible creamy pesto sauce

✔ Easy to adapt

How To Make a Chicken Pesto Sandwich - Step by Step:

One: Mix the pesto with the Greek yogurt and mayo.

Two: Spread it on the halved ciabattas.

Four ciabatta bun halves, two have a pesto sauce spread on them

Three: Top with rocket (arugula) lettuce.

Ciabatta buns topped with pesto sauce and arugula

Four: Add the mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes.

Ciabatta buns topped with arugula. mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes

Five: Top with grilled chicken.

Ciabatta buns topped with arugula, cheese, tomatoes and chicken

What Bread To Use

Just like any sandwich, the options are almost endless when it comes to what bread to use. We used a ciabatta roll, because we love the chewy texture of it. However, you could use a couple of slices of your favourite loaf, like a sour dough or seeded bread.

You could even mix thing up and use a toasted bagel or stuff everything in to a pita or wrap.

Creamy Pesto Sauce

You are going to want to put this sauce on everything. It's so simple to make, you will wonder why you haven't been making it forever. Just your favourite pesto, stirred in to some yogurt and mayonnaise for a creamy and herb packed sauce that pairs beautifully with chicken.

You can use any pesto, even a red pesto if you like, but why not try making our Mixed Herb Pesto. It's a great way to use up a few different leftovers herbs you might have hanging around your fridge.

What Chicken To Use

This is a great opportunity to use up leftover chicken. If we have grilled up some chicken breast for a salad or previous sandwich, then we use the leftovers in this. You could just grill it fresh if you didn't have any leftover.

This is also a great sandwich to make to use up leftover chicken from a roast. Just shred it up and and mix it with the creamy pesto sauce.

Extra Toppings

There are so many options when it comes to stacking this sandwich. We used sun-dried tomatoes, but you could swap them for olives. We used rocket lettuce for some greens and that delicious peppery taste, however you could use any salad greens.

Add some fresh tomato and cucumber or even some grilled peppers.

We used mozzarella in these sandwiches, however you can swap it out for your favourite cheese. A really strong cheddar works well, or some Swiss cheese. Basically, anything that melts well.

Extra Tips:

You can use a couple of slices of your favourite bread, a roll or a bagel, pita or wrap.
If you don't have any leftover grilled chicken, you can grill some fresh or shred up some leftover roast chicken.
You can use any pesto in the creamy sauce.
Swap the rocket for spinach or your favourite salad greens.
You can add fresh tomato and cucumber or some grilled peppers.
We used mozzarella, but you could use a strong cheddar or Swiss cheese instead.
You could put the sandwich in a panini press after you have made it.

Want to try some other sandwich recipes? How about these:

Loaded Tuna Sandwich
Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich
Hummus Sandwich
Pizza Sandwich
Halloumi Roasted Red Pepper Sandwich

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