Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Mozzarella, and Spinach

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Make this 5-minute grilled chicken sandwich with sun-dried tomato pesto, mozzarella, and spinach for a satisfying lunch, whether you’re heading to the office or going on a picnic!

A sandwich with sun dried tomato pesto, chicken, mozzarella, and spinach.

Like we said, we’ve been obsessed with this homemade sun-dried tomato pesto recipe lately. And we made the best summer sandwich with it, featuring layers of juicy grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella, and spinach on a fluffy baguette!

Sandwiches are one of our favorite lunches. It’s so easy to prep the ingredients at the beginning of the week and then take just 5 minutes a day to assemble before it’s time to eat! This saves us so much energy and time during the work week.

We also love a good picnic, and this sandwich is absolutely going on our short list of picnic recipes for this summer. I can’t wait to make this again and enjoy its fresh flavors while sitting by Lake Champlain.

What This Recipe Entails

If you have all the ingredients ready to go, it’ll only take a few minutes to assemble this sandwich! Use leftover or premade grilled chicken to have lunch ready in no time.

  • Prep time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • French baguette – This is our go-to bread for caprese-style sandwiches. We like to buy a standard baguette, then slice off 6-inch sections for sandwiches (we can usually get about 3 sandwiches out of one baguette).
  • Sun dried tomato pesto – We highly recommend making this from scratch (check out our 5-minute sun dried tomato pesto recipe), but there are some store-bought options out there as well. We haven’t tried any of them so we can’t give a good recommendation, but we always look for minimally processed options. Check the ingredients label to quickly figure out how natural it is!
  • Grilled chicken – Use premade grilled chicken or leftovers. Our go-to grilled chicken for sandwiches is this lemon grilled chicken, which uses a simple 3-ingredient marinade for easy flavor! It turns out perfectly juicy every time. 
  • Fresh mozzarella – If you can, we recommend buying pre-sliced fresh mozz! It makes this sandwich so easy to throw together. We like to buy the “thin sliced” variety, as we find this is the right thickness for sandwiches.
  • Baby spinach – We love fresh spinach on this sandwich, but you could easily swap it for any of your favorite greens. Arugula would taste great here as well!
A grilled chicken sandwich with sun-dried tomato pesto, spinach, and mozzarella.

How To Make A Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Chicken Sandwich

  1. Slice the baguette lengthwise into two halves, then spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of sun dried tomato pesto on each half.
  2. Build the sandwich with grilled chicken first, then a layer of mozzarella cheese, then a handful of baby spinach.
  3. Close, optionally slice in half, and enjoy!

We love making these for an easy, satisfying lunch at home. But this is also the perfect sandwich to bring on the go, whether you’re planning a summer picnic, need a lunch for the beach, or bringing lunch to work.

To bring on the go: After assembling, wrap the sandwich in parchment paper or foil and pack it in a cooler with an ice pack. It’ll stay fresh for a few hours.

Let us know if you try this by rating and commenting below! We love hearing what you think.

Expert Tips

  • Prep ahead – We always love having sandwich ingredients prepped and ready to go in the fridge, so that when it’s time to make lunch it only takes a few minutes. We like to make grilled chicken with this zesty lemon marinade and sun dried tomato pesto at the beginning of the week, then use both for sandwiches day after day.
  • The art of sandwich making – The best sandwiches have carefully crafted layers; pay attention to the order in which you build your sandwich! We recommend spreading the pesto on both halves of the bread so that there’s plenty of moisture distributed throughout each bite. It’s also important to sandwich the mozzarella between the chicken and spinach, since fresh mozzarella can be a bit watery. This keeps it from soaking into the pesto or bread and making a mess.

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A grilled chicken sandwich with sun-dried tomato pesto, spinach, and mozzarella.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Mozzarella, and Spinach

Nicole Langdon
Make this 5-minute grilled chicken sandwich with sun-dried tomato pesto, mozzarella, and spinach for a satisfying lunch, whether you’re heading to the office or going on a picnic!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 1 sandwich
Calories 565 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Slice the baguette lengthwise into two halves, then spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of sun dried tomato pesto on each half.
  • Build the sandwich with grilled chicken first, then a layer of mozzarella cheese, then a handful of baby spinach.
  • Close, optionally slice in half, and enjoy!
One last step:Please consider leaving a review to let us know how it was!

Notes

Baguette: This is our go-to bread for caprese-style sandwiches. We like to buy a standard baguette, then slice off 6-inch sections for sandwiches (we can usually get about 3 sandwiches out of one baguette).
Sun dried tomato pesto: We highly recommend making this from scratch (check out our 5-minute sun dried tomato pesto recipe), but there are some store-bought options out there as well. We haven’t tried any of them so we can’t give a good recommendation, but we always look for minimally processed options.
Grilled chicken: Use premade grilled chicken or leftovers. Our go-to grilled chicken for sandwiches is this lemon grilled chicken, which uses a simple 3-ingredient marinade for easy flavor! It turns out perfectly juicy every time.
Baby spinach: We love fresh spinach on this sandwich, but you could easily swap it for any of your favorite greens. Arugula would taste great here as well!
To bring on the go: After assembling, wrap the sandwich in parchment paper or foil and pack it in a cooler with an ice pack. It’ll stay fresh for a few hours.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 565kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 47gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 985mgPotassium: 328mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3416IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 540mgIron: 3mg
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90% of Nicole’s thoughts are about food. She’s had a passion for cooking (and eating) for as long as she can remember! Growing up, she started cooking with her mom at a young age, learned family recipes from her Italian grandmother, took every opportunity to make cookies (so many bake sales), and always loved going out to restaurants to try new foods.

Nicole currently works part-time as a marketing professional for OmieLife while also working nonstop on The Candid Cooks. As a former mechanical engineer, Nicole has consistently found herself at the intersection of creativity and logical reasoning. She credits not only her passion for photography, design, and writing, but also her problem-solving nature and desire to learn, as the foundation on which The Candid Cooks was built.

Nicole’s hobbies include anything that gets her moving - mainly hiking, skiing, ice skating, and dancing - as well as reading fantasy novels and scrapbooking. Her favorite food is a big plate of nachos, as long as they’re cheesy enough!

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  1. 5 stars
    The sun-dried tomato pesto really stands out on this sandwich and pairs perfectly with the mozzarella and a baguette. I can’t wait to take this for a picnic.

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