Description
Crispy chicken and cheese sub brings comfort right to your dinner table with golden-crusted bread, melted cheese, and perfectly seasoned chicken that makes weeknight meals super satisfying. Packed with flavor and easy to assemble, this sandwich delivers a delicious solution when hunger strikes and you need something quick and delectable.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound cooked chicken breast, shredded or sliced
- 2 sub buns
- 4 slices provolone or mozzarella cheese
Flavor Enhancers:
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Toppings and Optional Additions:
- ½ cup shredded lettuce
- 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup sliced red onions
- ¼ cup sliced pickles
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- Butter for toasting the buns
Instructions
- Whisk ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper into your shredded chicken breast.
- Warm 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat at 350°F. Sauté the seasoned chicken for 3-4 minutes until it’s heated through and develops a slight crisp.
- Slice your 6-inch sub buns open, keeping the bottom intact. Spread butter generously on the inner surfaces.
- Toast the buttered buns in a skillet over medium-high heat at 400°F for 2 minutes until they turn golden brown and crispy.
- Layer 2 slices of provolone cheese onto the bottom half of each toasted bun while they’re still warm.
- Distribute the hot chicken evenly over the melting cheese, ensuring each bun gets an equal portion.
- Top the chicken with ¼ cup shredded lettuce, thin slices from 1 medium tomato, ¼ cup red onions, and ¼ cup pickles.
- Spread 2 tablespoons mayonnaise on the top half of each bun before closing the sandwiches.
- Optional: Place assembled subs in an oven preheated to 375°F for 5 minutes to enhance cheese meltiness.
Notes
- Toast the bun insides carefully to avoid burning, watching them closely under the broiler or in the skillet.
- Experiment with different cheese types like provolone, Swiss, or pepper jack for varied flavor profiles.
- Let the chicken cool slightly before assembling the sandwich to prevent soggy bread and help cheese melt more evenly.
- Drain excess liquid from vegetables like tomatoes to keep your sub crisp and prevent bread from getting wet.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 39 minutes
- Category: Sautéed
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 730 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 55 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg