Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

"I can't keep chicken salad in this house....the family loves it so much!! This is a real treat when I make them."
 
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photo by MarieRynr
photo by Stephanie Y. photo by Stephanie Y.
photo by Stephanie Y. photo by Stephanie Y.
Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
4 sandwiches
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a medium bowl, stir chicken and pesto together.
  • Stir in bell pepper and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Layer lettuce, onion and cheese on bottom half of each foxaccia square.
  • Spread each with about 1/2 cup chicken mixture and top with another piece of focaccia.
  • To serve, halve each sandwich diagonally.
  • TIP: Some prepared pesto is drier than others, so if chicken mixture appears dry, stir in the Tbs. of olive oil.

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Reviews

  1. Fabulous! I used yellow pepper, added a little roasted garlic mayo to the pesto & chicken, used spinach instead of lettuce, and served it on plain wheat bread since I didn't have an focaccia. This was a last minute decision for dinner, just to use up some leftover rotisserie chicken. Will make again for sure!
     
  2. After seeing Cookiedogs picture I had to make this sandwich. I, too, halved the recipe with great success. This was one very filling sandwich. I couldn't get any provolone cheese and so I used mozzarella instead. These were delicious. Thanks!
     
  3. This is a welcome change to the traditional mayo chicken salad. I reduced the recipe to 2 servings and used 1 6inch square piece of herb focaccia bread and cut it horizontally. After I filled the sandwich, I cut it on the diagonal. This 1/2 recipe made 2 very filling sanwiches. The olive oil from the pesto gave the focaccia great flavor. This is going into my cookbook!
     
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  1. Fabulous! I used yellow pepper, added a little roasted garlic mayo to the pesto & chicken, used spinach instead of lettuce, and served it on plain wheat bread since I didn't have an focaccia. This was a last minute decision for dinner, just to use up some leftover rotisserie chicken. Will make again for sure!
     
  2. After seeing Cookiedogs picture I had to make this sandwich. I, too, halved the recipe with great success. This was one very filling sandwich. I couldn't get any provolone cheese and so I used mozzarella instead. These were delicious. Thanks!
     

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