Chicken Pesto Sandwich
Lightened up with Greek yogurt, this hearty sandwich is one of the quickest, most tastiest meals you’ll ever have!
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!
Chicken Pesto Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded chicken breast
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 baguette, cut into 3-4 equal pieces, toasted, for serving
- 2 cups arugula, for serving
- 2 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced, for serving
- 8 ounces mozzarella, sliced
For the basil pesto
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- ⅓ cup grated Parmesan
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ⅓ cup olive oil
Instructions
- To make the pesto, combine basil, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan in the bowl of a food processor; season with salt and pepper, to taste. With the motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 cup pesto, Greek yogurt, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve sandwiches on baguette with arugula, tomatoes, mozzarella and chicken pesto mixture.
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I want to make this so badly! But I don’t have the ingredients or food processor to make the pesto… Is there anyone who knows of a grocery store where delicious, healthy pesto can be found already made?
Whole Foods and Costco both have tasty Pesto.
I have always made my pestos, hummus and other food processor foods in the blender since I also don’s have a food processor.
This looks fabulous! Just looking at it makes my mouth water. Can’t wait to try this…thanks for sharing!
I made this for Saturday lunch for my family (kids aged 7 and 9, plus the hubby). WE LOVED IT! I used some leftover Trader Joe’s pesto and rotisserie chicken, so it came together very quickly. We will definitley be making this one again. DELICIOUS!
I love the idea of using rotisserie chicken! That was the one part of the recipe that I thought would take some time. Thanks for sharing!
My friend is out of the hospital after having knee surgery. Tonight we will be watching movies while I make dinner for her. We will be having this sandwich and the Loaded Baked Potato Soup from your site as well. Both look DEEEEE-licious!!!!
Thanks!
I already have basil pesto in the fridge, about how much would I add for this recipe?
You should add about 1/2 cup, or more to, taste.
This is something that I’ve eaten HUNDREDS of times, but I just have to say the way you present it is just fabulous! The addition of greek yogurt and arugula looks great too =)
Everything on your blog looks so good. I’ll have to try this recipe and the teriyaki salmon too.
This is one gorgeous sandwich! Love the colors… I bet it tastes amazing!
YUMMMMM! I made this for my lunch today and it was SO good! I could eat it all the time! Thank you for posting!
I’m so going to try this!!! Anyways, I wanted to thank you about the print option lay-out. For the first time, from quite a lot of recipe websites and blogs, when I clicked the print button, I got what I’ve always looked for: big enough picture, ingredients and instructions in the same page. It’s seems silly, but for me it’s not. Thank you!
It’s not silly at all! I completely understand the need for easy, accessible sites, especially when it comes to recipes!
Yes..definately thank you for easy accessability and printing.
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Yum…this looks so good! I love pesto, so I must try this for lunch one day soon 🙂