Chicken Pesto Grilled Cheese is the ULTIMATE grilled cheese combo. Juicy chicken wrapped in a homemade basil pesto, paired with sun dried tomatoes and stringy mozzarella – the perfect lunch ready and waiting!
Chicken Pesto Grilled Cheese
Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Equipment
- Large Frying Pan or Griddle & Turner
- Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
- Medium Sized Mixing Bowl & Spatula
Ingredients
- 4 Thick Slices of Bread
- 2 cups / ~200g Shredded Chicken
- 1/2 cup / 75g Basil Pesto or as needed
- 1.5 cups / 150g Mozzarella, shredded (or rounds of fresh mozzarella)
- 8-12 Sun Dried Tomatoes (patted dry if necessary)
- 4 spreads of Butter
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine chicken and pesto. Place to one side.
- Place two slices of bread in a pan with the heat OFF. Spread with butter then flip over so both are butter side down.
- Spread half your mozzarella, top with chicken pesto, then with your sun dried tomatoes, followed by the other half of your mozzarella, finished with a slice of bread. Spread butter on top and turn on the heat to a medium.
- Fry each side until golden and crispy. The centre should be hot and the mozzarella should just begin to leak out the sides.
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