Shawna's Chicken Hoagies

A dear friend made these hoagies for a Memorial Day party and they were a huge hit! A little spicy and really yummy.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Hoagies

• 4  boneless skinless chicken breasts
•  garlic powder
•  salt
•  pepper
•  blackening seasoning, recipe follows
•  red pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) package  pepper bacon
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle  peppercorn ranch dressing
•  monterey jack pepper cheese
•  diced tomato
•  diced onion
•  diced green pepper
• 6 -8  hoagie rolls

• Blackening Seasoning

• 1  teaspoon  ground basil
• 1  teaspoon  ground thyme
• 1  teaspoon garlic
• 1  teaspoon white pepper
• 1  teaspoon black pepper
• 1  teaspoon salt (sea salt is better)
• 1  teaspoon onion powder
• 1  teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1  teaspoon cumin

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, red pepper, and the blackening seasoning.
3. Add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil to a pan and cook the chicken breasts until cooked through.
4. Shred the chicken.
5. Cook and crumble the bacon.
6. Split the hoagie buns in half. Top buns with peppercorn ranch dressing, chicken, crumbled bacon, pepper-jack cheese, diced tomatoes, diced onions, and diced green peppers.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes. Then broil the tops just a few minutes to brown the cheese.