California Chicken Sandwich
This healthy chicken sandwich on toasted sourdough bread is a great choice for lunch or a light dinner. Serve with fresh fruit to round out the meal.
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 432
- Calories from fat: 19%
- Fat: 8.9g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.5g
- Protein: 35.2g
- Carbohydrate: 52.8g
- Fiber: 2.8g
- Cholesterol: 66mg
- Iron: 3.7mg
- Sodium: 951mg
- Calcium: 112mg
Ingredients
- Citrus mayonnaise:
- 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce
- Sandwiches:
- 4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- Cooking spray
- 8 (1 1/2-ounce) slices diagonally cut sourdough bread, toasted
- 4 small romaine lettuce leaves
- 2 plum tomatoes, each cut lengthwise into 4 slices
- 1 peeled avocado, cut into 8 wedges
Preparation
- To prepare citrus mayonnaise, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
- To prepare the sandwiches, sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat; add chicken. Cook 5 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 5 minutes or until done. Remove from heat. Cut chicken diagonally across grain into thin slices.
- Spread 1 tablespoon citrus mayonnaise on each of 4 bread slices. Top with 1 lettuce leaf, 1 chicken breast half, 2 tomato slices, 2 avocado wedges, and remaining bread slices.
California Chicken Sandwich Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: California
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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