Muffulettas
These sandwiches can be prepared the day before and brown-bagged for lunch. The olive salad—which some consider the best part—will moisten the bread overnight.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 sandwich halves)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 352
- Fat: 16.9g
- Saturated fat: 4.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 9.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2g
- Protein: 22.2g
- Carbohydrate: 27.1g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 47mg
- Iron: 2.7mg
- Sodium: 947mg
- Calcium: 166mg
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups bottled giardiniera, drained and chopped (about 6 ounces)
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 10 pimiento-stuffed manzanilla (or green) olives, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 (2-ounce) Kaiser rolls, cut in half horizontally
- 4 (1/2-ounce) slices reduced-fat provolone cheese
- 4 ounces skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast, sliced (about 1 breast)
- 4 thin slices Genoa salami (about 1 1/2 ounces)
- 4 thin slices ham (about 2 ounces)
Preparation
- 1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; mix well.
- 2. Layer bottom half of each roll with 1 provolone cheese slice, 1 ounce chicken, 1 salami slice, and 1 ham slice; top each portion with about 1/3 cup olive mixture and top halves of rolls. Wrap each sandwich tightly in plastic wrap; chill at least 1 hour or overnight. Remove plastic wrap; cut each sandwich in half.
Muffulettas Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Kid-Friendly, Make-Ahead, Portable/Picnic
- CUISINE: American, Cajun/Creole
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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