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Toasted Pesto-Chicken Sausage Sandwiches

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 20 min
  • Servings 4
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Updated Feb 21, 2017
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (12 oz) fully cooked smoked chicken and apple sausages (4 per package)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup refrigerated basil pesto (from 7-oz container)
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • 8 slices (1/2 inch thick) Italian bread
  • 4 slices (3/4 oz each) provolone cheese
  • 1 large tomato, cut into 8 thin slices
  • 16 fresh basil leaves

Steps

  • 1
    Cut sausages almost in half crosswise, then in half lengthwise. In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Cook sausages in oil 5 to 7 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown. Remove from skillet; set aside.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine pesto and mayonnaise. Brush one side of bread slices with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Turn 4 bread slices, oiled side down; spread each with pesto-mayonnaise.
  • 3
    For each sandwich, top pesto-mayonnaise with 1 cheese slice, 2 tomato slices, 4 basil leaves, 1 cooked sausage and 1 bread slice, oiled side up. Heat same skillet or a griddle over medium-high heat. Cook sandwiches 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and cheese is melted.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Cutting the sausages almost in half crosswise serves two purposes. First, they don’t curl up when cooked, so they will lay flat in the sandwiches. Second, because the sausages are basically still in one long piece, they won’t fall out of the bread when turning the sandwiches in the skillet.

Nutrition

620 Calories, 45g Total Fat, 26g Protein, 28g Total Carbohydrate, 5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
620
Calories from Fat
400
Total Fat
45g
69%
Saturated Fat
11g
57%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
80mg
26%
Sodium
1340mg
56%
Potassium
260mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
28g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
5g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 3 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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