Chicken Sandwiches with Blue Cheese & Apple

By jcoug03

Ingredients

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 8 slices thick sourdough bread
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350
2. Place the chicken breasts on a small, rimmed baking sheet or pie pan and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Let cool and cut into very small cubes.
2. Spread the butter on one side of each slice of bread and place them on a greased baking sheet, butter-side down.
3. Divide the chicken among the slices of bread and top evenly with cheese, then apple slices. place the remaining bread slices on top, butter-side up. Bake for 20 minutes. Turn and bake until crispy and golden, about 10 minutes more. Cut in half and serve immediately.

Kid-Friendly Adaptation: Omit the blue cheese from the kid's sandwiches. You can sub mozzarella or provolone.