Open Faced Chicken Sandwich with Basil Pesto

Today’s recipe is a delicious Open-Faced Chicken Sandwich which you can make in about 15-20 minutes. It is a healthy and nutritious breakfast, perfect for a busy morning. In this recipe, chicken breast is used, which is high in protein and cooks very fast. In addition, I have used pesto made from fresh basil leaves. If you want to save time and effort, you can use readymade pesto, which is easily available in supermarkets.

I recently posted the recipe for Open-Faced Egg and Veggie Sandwich with Ajvar and Eggs and Veg Open-Faced Sandwich with Capsicum Relish. Do check them out.

Now, let’s start with the recipe:

Equipment Needed

• Pan
• Mixer grinder

Ingredients needed to make Open Faced Chicken Sandwich with Basil Pesto

Ingredients for Basil Pesto

• 3 Handfuls Basil Leaves
• 50 gm Pine Nuts
• 2-3 Cloves Garlic
• 1 tsp Lemon Zest
• ½ tsp Salt
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese

Other Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 400 gm Chicken Breast
• 1 Medium-Sized Onion; Thinly Sliced
• 1 tsp Salt
• ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice

In addition

• 5-6 Slices Bread
• Fresh Basil Leaves for garnishing
• Grated Parmesan Cheese for garnishing

Method to make Open Faced Chicken Sandwich with Basil Pesto

Method for making Basil Pesto

• Start with making the basil pesto. For this, grind pine nuts, lemon zest and garlic.
  
  
  
• Add fresh basil leaves.
  
  
  
• Add salt, parmesan cheese and olive oil.
  
  
  
• Grid to a fine paste.
  
  
  
• Pesto is ready. Keep it aside.
  
  

Preparing the chicken

• Wash and cut chicken breast into cubes. Add salt, pepper and lime juice. Keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add onion slices and fry them on medium heat till they turn translucent.
  
  
  
• Add chicken and cook it on high heat. Keep it aside.
  
  

Next Steps

• Toast bread slices.
  
  
  
• Spread a generous amount of pesto. Top it with cooked chicken. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and parmesan cheese and serve.
  
  

Here is the recipe in printable format:

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