I have found my new favorite dinner… an open-faced, chicken, mozzarella, tomato sandwich… with BACON!
I, again, had a lot of tomatoes awaiting me at home, so it was time to try something else. I love bruschetta and I love caprese salad, so this sandwich is a chicken and bacon homage to that. And, it was pretty good!
Here’s what I used:
- 3 large beefsteak tomatoes
- 1 loaf of french bread – cut into 14 slices
- 7 chicken breast tenders
- 7 or 8 or 12 slices of bacon (whatever makes you happy…)
- one package of buffalo mozzarella
- some fresh basil
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
- butter
- Italian seasoning
- one garlic clove
- olive oil
Here are the steps:
- Sseason the chicken on both sides with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper – grill
- Cook the bacon
- Toast your bread on both sides – once they are both done, take a stick of butter and quickly rub a little bit of butter on each piece of bread and then quickly rub with the garlic clove to give the bread a nice garlicy tone
- Slice the tomatoes and the cheese
- Cut the chicken in half and break up your bacon
- Begin layering your sandwiches… bread with garlicy side up, then chicken, bacon, cheese and tomato slice
- Put under the broiler to melt the cheese
- Remove and season with salt, pepper, and drizzle of olive oil
- Finish with some fresh basil on top
Sit back with a nice glass of wine and enjoy a yummy take on a chicken and bacon caprese sandwich.