Description
BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwiches feature garlicky buttered bread toasted in a skillet and filled with smoky BBQ chicken and creamy melted Havarti cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 ½ cups shredded roasted chicken
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 12 slices Havarti cheese
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons parsley minced
- 12 slices sourdough bread or sturdy white bread
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat
- Cook sliced onions until soft about 2 minutes
- Add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds
- Add shredded chicken paprika Worcestershire sauce and BBQ sauce
- Stir and cook until heated through about 2 to 3 minutes
- In a bowl combine butter garlic and parsley then microwave until melted
- Spread garlic butter mixture over each slice of bread
- Place cheese on six slices of bread then add BBQ chicken mixture
- Top with remaining cheese slices and cover with remaining bread slices
- Place sandwiches in a skillet and cook until golden brown about 3 to 5 minutes
- Flip sandwiches reduce heat and cook another 3 to 5 minutes until cheese melts
- Serve hot
Notes
- Use sourdough bread for best texture
- Cook sandwiches on medium heat to avoid burning
- Rotisserie chicken works well for this recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 95mg