Chicken Pesto Sandwich

Harry Valente

2023-05-11

1 Hour30mins

Easy

2 servings

This is pure deli delight, you can forget about spending a fortune at your local deli on a sandwich when you can just make this at home.

Ingredients:

2 Chicken breasts
1 Egg
100g Flour
150g Breadcrumbs
Sliced Parma ham
25g Pesto
1 Mozzarella ball
50g Sundried tomatoes
Deli style roll/sub

Step 1
Begin by roughly chopping your sundried tomatoes and slicing your mozzarella. Then flatten your chicken breast by bashing them down with a rolling pin until they’re relatively even.
Step 2
Separate 3 bowls and fill each with one of the following: a beaten egg, flour and breadcrumbs. Line these up close together for the next step.
Step 3
Coat the chicken breasts in flour until covered, then dip it in the egg mix, lastly cover the chicken in the breadcrumbs and set aside for frying.
Step 4
Shallow fry the chicken breasts in some oil on each side for 6-8 minutes until crispy on the outside and cooked through the middle.
Step 5
Slice open your bread and begin buttering one side. Then evenly spread your pesto on the buttered side of bread.
Step 6
Layer your sandwich with the sliced sundried tomatoes, a thick layer of parma ham, your chicken breast and top with the sliced mozzarella.
Step 7
Season with salt and pepper and leave your sandwich open under the grill until the mozzarella starts to bubble and melt.
Step 8
Take your sandwich out from under the grill. Close and slice to reveal the beautiful layers.
Step 9
Now dig in!

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