Caprese Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Chicken breasts are tossed in a basil pesto marinade, then grilled to perfection in this easy, delicious grilled chicken sandwich recipe!
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, approximately ½ pound each
- 1 cup basil pesto, divided - click link for homemade recipe
- 8 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 tomatoes, cut into 8 slices
- 4 hamburger buns
- 8 large fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Toss the chicken breasts in ½ cup basil pesto in a medium bowl or plastic bag. Allow to marinate for at least 10 minutes, or up to 8 hours.
- Heat a grill to medium-high heat, approximately 400°F.
- Place the chicken on the grill. Grill for 10-12 minutes per side.
- Place the tomatoes and hamburger buns on the grill.
- Grill the tomatoes for 2 minutes per side, then place 2 slices of tomato on top of each chicken breast.
- Add two slices of cheese on top of the tomatoes on each chicken breast and allow to melt over the chicken.
- Once the cheese is melted, about 3-4 minutes later, remove everything from the grill.
- Place the chicken breasts on the bottom buns, place two fresh basil leaves on top of the cheese on each sandwich.
- Spread the remaining ½ cup basil pesto across the top hamburger buns, sandwich together and dig in!
Notes
- If the chicken breasts are large (almost 1 lb each) butterfly the chicken breasts before tossing them in the pesto.
- I recommend grilling the chicken on a piece of foil for easy clean-up.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 798kcal (40%)Carbohydrates 30g (10%)Protein 68g (136%)Fat 43g (66%)Saturated Fat 13g (65%)Cholesterol 194mg (65%)Sodium 1415mg (59%)Potassium 1079mg (31%)Fiber 2g (8%)Sugar 6g (7%)Vitamin A 2255mg (45%)Vitamin C 11.7mg (14%)Calcium 478mg (48%)Iron 3.1mg (17%)
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