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Roast Chicken, Bacon And Pesto Sandwich
This sandwich is heaven on earth. Roast chicken, crispy bacon, pesto and a little rocket. It’s so so good!
Ingredients
- 4 slices of focaccia
- 120 g leftover roast chicken – shredded rotisserie or cooked chicken thighs work well
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ⅓ teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons chopped chives
- salt and pepper, to taste
- rocket
- 4-6 rashers of streaky bacon, fried until crispy
- basil pesto – you can buy the fresh stuff or make a quick basil pesto – up to you!
Instructions
- Shred leftover cooked chicken into small pieces.
- Place the chicken in a bowl and add the mayonnaise, dijon mustard, chives and mix together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Fry the focaccia cut side down until lightly golden
- Spread both pieces of focaccia generously with pesto, top one piece with the chicken mixture, a few slices of crispy streaky bacon.
- Place a few leaves of rocket and top with the other slice of focaccia
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