Last night I stepped outside of my little food box and tried something “new”. I felt like someone on the Food Network as I whipped up these delicious open faced chicken sandwiches. My boyfriend is a champion eater of sorts and he said it was the best thing he’s eaten in St. Louis so far. Either he was being super sweet or my sandwiches were kick ass.
This dinner is super simple to make and we were eating and watching Mad Men within 30 minutes. I imagine these would be perfect for get-togethers.
What You’ll Need:
1 Loaf of French or sourdough bread
1 package of readymade pulled BBQ chicken (we used Curly’s)
1/2 white onion
1 “stalk” of green onion
1 clove garlic
Cherry tomatoes
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Shredded mozzarella cheese
parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Start by slicing your loaf of bread into 1/2 in thick slices. Place slices of bread onto baking sheet and heat heat both sides until slices are slightly tough/crunchy. Remove from oven.
To make onion/garlic spread start by cutting up half an onion and 1 “stalk” of green onions into small fine pieces. Next, cut up 1 clove garlic into fine piece. I then used a mini food processor to crush the onion, green onion and garlic. I then added a little bit of olive oil to make a thin paste to spread on each slice of bread.
Use the spread and coat each slice of bread with a thin coating of your onion/garlic sauce. Heat BBQ chicken by following the directions on the packaging. Spoon enough BBQ Chicken mixture onto each slice of bread on top of the onion/garlic mixture.
Top with cheese and cherry tomatoes and return to oven to melt the cheese. Serve warm!
That’s it! You can always experiment and tweak the recipe to include your favorite things. The boy and I decided that this recipe had the perfect combination of flavors without getting too complicated.
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