Open-Faced Chicken Sandwich
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Category
Sandwich, Appetizer, Lunch
Servings
8
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
2-3 hours
Calories
434
This crispy, cheesy, melty open-faced chicken sub is the best of two worlds: french bread pizza and oven-baked hoagie. Let the chicken cook while you work or catch up on shows, then bake up a delicious sandwich in minutes. Slice and serve as an appetizer or snack — kids and parents love it!
Pro Tip: Skip to the notes for a quick shortcut with pre-cooked chicken.
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
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1 cup Primal Kitchen Chicken Dippin’ Sauce, plus more for topping
1-2 tablespoons garlic powder
Pinch of sea salt and black pepper, to taste
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2 tablespoons Primal Kitchen Pure Avocado Oil
1 French loaf (or any rustic bread)
6 slices Swiss cheese
1 avocado, sliced
Directions
Place chicken breasts in slow cooker with Chicken Dippin’ Sauce, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and avocado oil.
Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours, until meat is tender and internal temperature reaches at least 165°F.
Shred the cooked chicken with a fork. In the meatime, preheat your oven to low broil.
Slice your loaf in half horizontally.
Using tongs, place the shredded meat in even piles on the bread halves. Top with cheese slices.
Place the bread halves onto a metal baking tray and set in the oven. Broil for 2-4 minutes until cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
Top with a drizzle of Chicken Dippin’ and sliced avocado. Cut open-faced sandwich into slices and serve!
Recipe Note
- Nutritional information estimated with Cronometer.
- If using pre-cooked chicken: Place chicken, spices, and sauce in a pan and simmer for about 5 minutes until warmed through, then skip to Step 4 and slice your loaf.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 serving (1/8 of recipe)
- Calories per serving
- 434
- Carbs
- 24 grams
- Fat
- 26.5 grams
- Protein
- 26.7 grams
Looking for a sandwich that'll impress? A twist on the French tartine, a baked open-faced sandwich is comfort food at its finest. Made with slow-cooked chicken, spices, and our tangy-sweet Chicken Dippin' Sauce made with avocado oil, this recipe puts sandwich shop hoagies to shame. A quick oven bake to get the cheese melty and bubbly is the perfect top-off.
You only need about 10 minutes to assemble and bake this easy open-faced sub sandwich, but cooking the chicken breasts takes a while. No time to waste? Skip the wait and simmer pre-cooked shredded chicken in a pan with the spices and sauce until hated through, then continue with the directions for an easy shortcut. Slice into snackable portions for sharing.
