Grilled Chicken Caesar Focaccia Sandwiches

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1/4 cup purchased Italian salad dressing
  • 1 (10-inch) loaf focaccia (Italian flatbread), split
  • 3 cups torn romaine lettuce
  • 1 (2 1/4-oz.) can sliced ripe olives, drained
  • 1/2 cup purchased creamy Caesar salad dressing
  • 2 Italian plum tomatoes, thinly sliced

Steps

  • 1
    To flatten each chicken breast half, place, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Working from center, gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick.
  • 2
    Place chicken in shallow nonmetal dish or resealable food storage plastic bag. Add Italian salad dressing; turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
  • 3
    Heat grill. When ready to grill, place chicken on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once. Toast focaccia, cut sides down, during last 3 to 4 minutes of cooking time.
  • 4
    In large bowl, combine lettuce, olives and Caesar salad dressing; toss to coat. Arrange cooked chicken on bottom half of toasted focaccia. Top with lettuce mixture, tomato slices and top half of focaccia. Cut into wedges to serve.

  • To broil chicken, place on broiler pan; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat using times above as a guide, turning once. Place focaccia on broiler pan, cut sides up, during last 3 to 4 minutes of cooking time.
  • If your focaccia measures less than 10 inches across, use less chicken and salad filling so the sandwiches remain easy to eat.
  • To reduce the fat in each sandwich by about 5 grams, substitute light Caesar salad dressing for regular dressing.
  • To save the time of washing and trimming the romaine, purchase romaine salad mixture or washed romaine hearts from the produce section of the grocery store.
  • To easily cut and handle the focaccia wedges, evenly space six 6-inch skewers around the loaf, two inches from the edge. Cut between the skewers, then arrange the wedges on a platter or on plates. Remove the skewers before serving the wedges.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
160
Total Fat
18g
28%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
660mg
28%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
3g
Protein
19g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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