Looking for a delicious family dinner? Then check out this great sandwich made with grilled chicken and pepperoni topped with cheese.
Pizza Chicken Melts
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1/3 cup purchased Italian salad dressing
- 4 slices purchased frozen garlic Texas toast, thawed
- 4 (1-oz.) slices mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup pizza sauce
- 4 large pepperoni slices
Instructions
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Step1To 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; remove wrap.
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Step2Place chicken in large resealable food storage plastic bag. Add salad dressing; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate at least 2 hours to marinate, turning occasionally.
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Step3Heat grill. When ready to grill, remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. 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 chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once and brushing occasionally with reserved marinade. Discard any remaining marinade.
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Step4During last 1 to 2 minutes of cooking time, place Texas toast on grill; cook until toasted, turning once. Also, top each chicken breast half with cheese slice; cook until melted.
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Step5Spread each toast slice with 1 to 2 teaspoons pizza sauce. Top each with cheese-topped chicken and pepperoni slice. Drizzle each with remaining pizza sauce.
Nutrition
520
Calories
29g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 520
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 45%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 40%
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 32%
- Sodium
- 760mg
- 32%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 5 Lean Meat; 3 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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