Lazy Chicken Parmesan Grilled Cheese

Description

Wanted to eat a chicken Parmesan sub but didn’t feel like spending the time cooking and breading chicken. So I opted to cut corners using frozen chicken patties and pre-prepared ingredients to make my life easier. Picked up the sub rolls and couldn’t justify eating that many calories, so opted instead for sliced Italian bread and thin-sliced cheese. Turned out so surprisingly good, I thought I’d share. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2 frozen breaded chicken patties (such as Tyson®)
  • 2 tablespoons garlic butter, or to taste
  • 4 slices Italian bread
  • 1 cup marinara sauce
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil, or to taste
  • 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
  • 6 thin slices provolone cheese
  • 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place chicken patties on a baking sheet.
  2. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and crispy
  3. about 20 minutes. Cut chicken patties in half lengthwise.
  4. Spread garlic butter onto 1 side of each bread slice.
  5. Mix marinara sauce
  6. basil
  7. and garlic salt together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until warmed
  8. 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir.
  9. Place 1 bread slice
  10. butter-side down
  11. into a skillet; top with 2 slices provolone cheese
  12. 1 tablespoon marinara sauce
  13. 2 chicken patty halves
  14. overlapped to cover bread
  15. 2 tablespoons marinara sauce
  16. 1 slice provolone cheese
  17. and bread
  18. butter-side up. Cook over medium heat until bread is crisp and cheese is melted
  19. 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  20. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over remaining marinara sauce and serve alongside each sandwich.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 2

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