Our Most Outstanding Chicken Sandwiches

Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with Creamy Jalapeño Sauce and Potato Chips Recipe

J. Kenji López-Alt, managing culinary director of SeriousEats.com and author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science, adapted this sandwich from recipes by his colleague Daniel Gritzer. It's an excellent way to use grilled-chicken leftovers. López-Alt chooses a soft, mild bun that lets the fillings shine and adds crunch with potato straws--an ingredient borrowed from cooks in Colombia, who put them on hot dogs (López-Alt's wife is Colombian). Seed the chile if you'd like a milder sauce.

Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with Pickled Squash and Romesco Mayonnaise Recipe

What Makes It Great: The satisfying snap of quick-pickled squash plays well with creamy-smoky red bell pepper mayo, peppery arugula, and savory chicken. Use a mandoline to get perfectly uniform, thin slices of squash. Or for delicate squash ribbons, shave the squash lengthwise with a vegetable peeler.

Parm-Style Chicken Sliders Recipe

These Italian-style sliders put a summery spin on Chicken Parmesan. 

Ultimate Fried Chicken Sandwich Recipe

If you think you need to venture to the closest fast-food joint to snag a chicken sandwich that's delicious, crispy and fried to perfection, think again! Homemade pickles and an irresistible garlicky mayo top this heavenly chicken sammy which outshines any fast-food entrée.

Spicy Chicken Sandwiches with Cilantro-Lime Mayo Recipe

These reduced-fat chicken sandwiches feature chicken cutlets encrusted with tortilla chip crumbs, which yield a satisfying crunch. You can also use spicy chips for more heat.

Grilled Chicken and Tomato Pesto Baguettes Recipe

Add savory flavor to a grilled chicken sandwich with grilled red bell peppers and sun-dried tomato pesto. Top with Swiss cheese and serve on a whole wheat baguette for an easy weeknight meal.

California Chicken Sandwich Recipe

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. 

Grilled Chicken 'N' Cheese Sandwiches Recipe

Take a normal grilled cheese from everyday to extraordinary by adding delicious chicken salad to the mix.

Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches Recipe

These chicken parmesan sandwiches are inspired by the classic Italian dish of the same name and make a hearty lunch or dinner. 

Grilled Basil Chicken Sandwiches Recipe

Use garden-fresh basil and heirloom tomatoes to top grilled chicken in this perfect summertime sandwich.

Open-face Grilled Chicken-and-Pepper Sandwiches with Grilled Romaine Wedges Recipe

Fire up the grill for these filling Open-face Grilled Chicken-and-Pepper Sandwiches with Grilled Romaine Wedges. The chicken only requires a short marinade time of 10 minutes.

Grilled Chicken and Tapenade Sandwiches Recipe

Layer grilled chicken, feta cheese, and an olive- and tomato-topping for these fantastic dinner sandwiches. The tomato mixture also tastes wonderful when served on slices of toasted baguette as an appetizer.

Grilled Chicken and Pea Shoot Charmoula Sandwiches Recipe

Before grilling, marinate chicken tenders in a paste made with cilantro, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice then serve on ciabatta bread topped with garden fresh carrot and tender pea shoots.

Grilled Chicken Wraps Recipe

Make dinner tonight a wrap. Toss grilled, shredded chicken in a tangy mayonnaise mixture and wrap it up in flatbread along with a shredded cabbage and pickles.

Grilled Chicken Mojito Sandwiches Recipe

These Cuban inspired sandwiches use the ingredients in a Mojito cocktail—rum, lime juice and sugar—as a marinade as well as in the mayonnaise-based dressing.

Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich Recipe

Our online reviewers rave about this recipe, claiming it "tastes like something you would order at a restaurant, but only takes a few minutes to make". After you brown the chicken in a skillet, place it on ciabatta bread coated with a pesto mayonnaise. Top with basil and mozzarella and run it under the broiler to melt the cheese and get the bread crispy. Roasted red pepper and tomato are the finishing touches.

Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches Recipe

When there's no time for barbecuing and basting chicken on the grill, enjoy this quick barbecue sandwich starring rotisserie chicken and your favorite bottled sauce. Pickled jalapeños are optional, but do add an extra hit of heat. Serve with potato chips and coleslaw, and you've got a meal in about 10 minutes.

Open-Faced Chicken and Muenster Sandwiches with Apricot-Dijon Spread Recipe

A hot open-faced sandwich is often called a "knife-and-fork sandwich." We call it dinner. This bistro-style recipe features on-hand ingredients such as jarred preserves, prechopped onion, bagged spinach, and rotisserie chicken. All you have to do is pile the ingredients on the bread, stick the sandwiches under the broiler, and dinner is served.

That iconic buffalo flavor straight from the panini press. Customize the hot sauce to your favorite spiciness level and add blue cheese crumbles and sour cream to create a creamy blue cheese dressing.

Chicken Panini with Fig Jam Recipe

Panini sandwiches are all the rage, but if you don't have a Panini maker, you can press the sandwich with the bottom of a cast-iron skillet. The sweet and savory blend of fig preserves and blue cheese that top the sliced chicken has online reviewers cheering. If you don't care for arugula, you can substitute baby spinach.

Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers Recipe

Take a break from beef and use ground chicken for your burgers. Because the chicken is mild-flavored, it can handle the Indian spice blend garam masala. Carry out the theme and top the patties with yogurt, mango chutney and chopped fresh mint instead of the usual condiments.

Chicken Sandwiches with Melted Cheese Recipe

These one-dish-meal grilled cheese sandwiches feature slices of tart Granny Smith apple, sharp blue cheese, and super-quick rotisserie chicken. If you're not a blue cheese fan, cheddar is a tasty option.

Spicy Grilled Chicken Sandwiches Recipe

Try this lighter version of Buffalo chicken sandwiches. We coated the meat in a mix of spices to give it the same kick as the original, then grilled instead of fried it.

BLT Chicken Burgers Recipe

Poultry burgers have a reputation for being dry and bland, but jazzed up with sharp cheddar, parmesan, and garlic—and then topped with crisp bacon, juicy tomatoes, and lettuce—they're boldness in a bun.