I made this last night and had it again for lunch today. Let me just say both times it was amazing and people who saw me eat it for lunch today wanted to know where I bought it. I bought a rotisserie chicken, cut that up and then added all the ingredients. Focaccia bread is hard to find so if you can’t find it use a baguette, the focaccia bread I found was rosemary and it was very good. I also used Buitoni’s light pesto to save some calories. To go with the sandwiches I threw together a salad with romaine, feta cheese, pine nuts, and grape tomatoes with a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar (B’s plate is always the show plate so she put raisins on her salad if you are wondering what those are.)
Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
Ingredients
1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/3 cup commercial pesto (such as Buitoni)
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 cups cubed skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
1 cup diced celery
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1 (1-pound) focaccia bread, cut in half horizontally, toasted, and cut into 20 slices
1 (12-ounce) bottle roasted red bell peppers, drained and chopped
10 romaine lettuce leaves
Preparation
Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in chicken, celery, and walnuts.
Spread 1/2 cup of salad onto each of 10 bread slices. Top each serving with about 2 tablespoons bell pepper, 1 lettuce leaf, and one bread slice.
Nutritional Information
Calories:324 (28% from fat)
Fat:10g (sat 1.2g,mono 0.6g,poly 2.2g)
Protein:26.4g
Carbohydrate:31.6g
Fiber:1.6g
Cholesterol:55mg
Iron:2.3mg
Sodium:725mg
Calcium:39mg
Enjoy!
-K