Maple Balsamic Chicken Sandwiches Food

BALSAMIC-GLAZED CHICKEN SANDWICHES WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, soy sauce, red wine and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar disolves. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 12 minutes). Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• While the vinegar cooks, spray a large non-stick skillet with non-stick cooking spray and heat on med-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with the salt and pepper and brown to desired doneness, at least 4 minutes per side. Remove form the skillet and cover, keeping it warm. Add the olive oil to the skillet and spread around to coat the bottom well, add the onion and cook, stirring often to prevent burning, till brown or carmelized. Remove from heat.
• Thinly slice the chicken. Spread a thin layer of cheese over the bottom of each roll, divide the chicken between each roll and top with the onion. Drizzle each with a small amount of the vinegar mixture(about 1 Tbsp.) and top with the arugula, if desired.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN SANDWICH (OR PANINI)

Steps:

• Salt and pepper chicken breasts.
• Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook chicken until no longer pink, about 4-5 minutes per side.
• Remove chicken, keep warm.
• Add wine, sugar, and vinegar to pan, increase heat to high, reduce until thick and syrupy.
• Cut rolls in half, spread with goat cheese.
• Add chicken, spinach, onion, peppers, and sauce.
• You may have sauce left over. Save it. It's great on steaks, too.

MAPLE BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt, paprika, and thyme.
• Cook chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat 2 minutes per side or until golden brown.
• Stir in chicken broth and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Cover, lower heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a platter; keep warm.
• Whisk peanut butter into liquid in skillet; boil over medium-high heat, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
• Spoon sauce over chicken.

MAPLE BALSAMIC CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Make the marinade by combining all marinade ingredients.
• Marinate chicken for 20 minutes to 1/2 an hour.
• In the mean time, Preheat the grill.
• roast the red pepper.
• make the basil mayo by combining all mayo ingredients.
• peel the red pepper and cut into 4-6 large chunks.
• Grill the chicken.
• Add an extra tablespoon of maple syrup to the leftover marinade and brush this on the chicken in the last minutes of cooking.
• Make sure you continue to cook after you brush it on because it does contain raw chicken juices.
• Watch carefully because the sugar may cause charring.
• Toast the buns and rub them with a cut clove of garlic.
• Build the sandwiches by spreading one side of the bun with the Mayo, and stacking a piece of chicken, some red pepper, and some greens on the other side.
• Enjoy.