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Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
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Mediterranean Grilled Chicken BLT
Ingredients:
4 chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless, 1 pound
4 sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil
8 fresh oregano sprigs
2 tablespoons oil from the sun-dried tomatoes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Tomato Mayonnaise:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped
1/2 freshly ground black pepper
The Fixin's:
- 8 slices bacon, cooked
- 4 romaine lettuce leaves
- 2 large, very ripe tomatoes, sliced
- 4 pieces focaccia, 4 to 6 inches square, cut in half horizontally
Directions:
- Preheat grill. Use a thin, sharp knife to slice a pocket in the side of each chicken breast.
- Into each pocket, slip a sun-dried tomato and 2 sprigs of oregano. Rub the chicken with 1 tablespoon oil from the sun-dried tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Baste with other tablespoon oil from tomatoes while grilling.
- Grill the chicken until the outside is nicely charred and the internal temperature is 180°F. when tested with a thermometer. The chicken should feel firm to the touch.
- While the chicken is cooking, stir the ingredients for the Tomato Mayonnaise together in a small bowl. Remove chicken to cutting board and cut diagonally into long, thin slices.
- To assemble the sandwiches, spread the focaccia (both tops and bottoms) with the Tomato Mayonnaise. Arrange chicken slices on the bottom piece of focaccia. Top each sandwich with 2 slices bacon, tomato slices and lettuce leaf. Set the top of the bread in place and cut the sandwich in half to serve.
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Recipe courtesy of National Chicken Council and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association.