# Pesto Chicken Melt

A Pesto Chicken Melt is a delicious and easy-to-make sandwich that combines roasted chicken, pesto, cheese, and arugula on toasted sourdough bread.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 slices sourdough bread
- 1 melted butter
- 1 cup finely grated Parmesan
- 3 tablespoons basil pesto
- 3 slices provolone or mozzarella cheese
- 1 roasted or grilled chicken breast
- 0.5 red bell pepper
- 1 handful arugula
- 1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tiny squeeze lemon
- 1 Parmesan shavings

## Instructions

1. Make your bread and pesto if you plan to do homemade. Grill/roast a chicken breast and the red bell peppers - season both with extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.
2. Preheat large frying pan to medium heat.
3. Brush each slice of bread with melted butter and press the grated Parmesan into the butter.
4. Spread the interiors of the bread with pesto.
5. Lay the cheesy sides of the bread down into the preheated pan and top one side of the bread with cheese and the other with the chicken. Add a bit of extra pesto to the top of the chicken.
6. Cook over a medium heat until the cheesy crust is golden and crispy and the cheese inside has melted.
7. While it’s cooking, mix up the salad. Toss together a handful of arugula, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a tiny squeeze of lemon and Parmesan shavings.
8. Add the salad and roasted red bell peppers to the sandwich when it’s finished cooking.

## Equipment

- knife
- oven
- baking sheet
- pastry brush
- mortar and pestle
- frying pan
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@_lacebakes_/video/7341334553174232352
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2761cab1-b992-41c7-b2a5-4a9b0006d3e6
- Extracted: 2025-01-10

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