Chicken & Broccoli Grilled Cheese
I really don’t know why I haven’t thought of this before. I love Mac ‘N’ Cheese and I love grilled cheese sandwiches, but for some reason I have never made my favorite Macs into grilled cheeses. I have a feeling that this is going to be a first of many Mac-inspired paninis. I am also thinking I might turn some of my favorite paninis into Mac ‘N’ Cheese (Caprese Mac with a mozzarella cheese sauce sound good to anyone else?). Just the though is making me hungry!
This grilled cheese is so simple to make and is the perfect lunch. You get the delicious flavors of broccoli chicken Mac ‘N’ Cheese with the bonus of crisp, buttery bread. The trick is to cook the broccoli and chicken before hand and then assemble the sandwich to cook at the end. I added some Sriracha to mine to really give it that Mac ‘N’ Cheese feel!
Chicken & Broccoli Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
- salt & pepper
- 1 C broccoli sliced
- 1/4 C white onion sliced
- 12 oz cheddar cheese or desired amount
- 4 slices sourdough bread or bread of choice
- butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Bake until cooked through (about 30 min).
- Blanch broccoli in salted water and set aside.
- To build the sandwich, layer onion and broccoli on one side of bread and chicken on the other. top each side with cheese. Repeat for second sandwich.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Place each sandwich half in pan and cover until cheese is melted.
- Combine the halves and enjoy!
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