Chicken Pesto Sandwich

I hope everyone had a fun-filled weekend! I spent the weekend in San Francisco visiting Jason and attending the 4th Annual Foodbuzz Food Blogger Festival. It was such a blast meeting so many new people, exploring the city, and being pampered at the Saturday night gala which was held at California Academy of Sciences. I have a post ready for you guys tomorrow to share all my experiences so stay tuned!

So just the other day, I was going through my fridge and I noticed that I had some chicken breasts to use up and a jar of leftover pesto. That’s when I thought of the possibilities of combining those together. A lightbulb then went off in my head and I figured I could easily make a chicken pesto sandwich.

I thought of adding in some nuts, dried cranberries, maybe some apples or grapes but then I really just wanted to keep this nice and simple. So I threw in some Greek yogurt for a bit of creaminess and tossed it all together with the shredded chicken and homemade pesto. It was so quick and easy to put together, and it served as such an amazing sandwich filling, especially when slathered over a fresh baguette with some arugula, sliced tomatoes and mozzarella.

It was by far one of the best 5-minute prep lunches I’ve ever had!

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Chicken Pesto Sandwich:

Yields 3-4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups shredded chicken breast
• 1/2 cup basil pesto, or more to taste
• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 baguette, cut into 3-4 equal pieces, toasted, for serving
• Arugula, for serving
• Sliced tomatoes, for serving
• 4 ounces mozzarella, thickly sliced

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, combine chicken, pesto, Greek yogurt, salt and pepper, to taste.

Serve sandwiches on baguette with arugula, tomatoes, mozzarella and chicken pesto mixture.

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