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Chicken Club Melt

Chicken Club Melt

by Jason’s Sourdough from Toasties, Sandwiches & More
Have a loaf of Jason's Sourdough bread? Make this cheesy chicken toastie, complete with bacon and caramelised onions for a truly satisfying sandwich.
Serves 1
Easy

Introduction from Jason’s Sourdough

We’d like to introduce you to the Chicken Club Melt – Jason’s style. Juicy chicken, crispy bacon, melty mature Cheddar, sweet caramelised onions and a spoonful of roasted red pepper tapenade all stacked between slices of toasted Jason’s Sourdough. It’s crunchy, cheesy, savoury perfection – a proper melt built on proper sourdough.

Ingredients

1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 slices of Jason’s Sourdough The Great White
Olive oil, for drizzling
2 slices of mature Cheddar
1 tbsp roasted red pepper tapenade
2 rashers of smoked bacon
1/2 large tomato, sliced
Handful of lettuce leaves, roughly chopped
For the chicken
1 chicken breast
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp paprika
Salt and black pepper, to taste

Method

1

In a bowl, mix the chicken breast with the olive oil, garlic and onion powders, paprika and some salt and pepper. Pan-fry over a medium heat for 10–15 minutes until cooked and then set aside. Roughly chop when cooled. Cook the bacon in a frying pan until crispy, then set aside.

2

In a second frying pan on a medium heat, caramelise the onion slowly for 10 – 15 minutes in the butter until golden. Set aside.

3

Next, toast the sourdough in a clean pan with a little olive oil. Add the cheese slices to the bread, close and cook together. Once the cheese is melted, remove from the pan and separate.

4

Spread the tapenade over one slice, then layer up with the chicken, bacon, tomato, lettuce and caramelised onion.

5

Sandwich together, then return to the pan and toast once more, on each side, until everything is golden and gooey.

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