Wow your guests with this easy-to-make layered sandwich!
Pesto and Roasted-Vegetable Sandwich Loaf
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 12 pieces
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into 12 pieces
- 1 cup whole fresh mushroom, cut in half
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 1/4 cup basil pesto
- 1 uncut oblong loaf Italian bread (15 to 16 ounces)
- 1 container (8 ounces) soft cream cheese with chives and onions
- Fresh herbs and herb flowers, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Spray jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, with cooking spray. Toss bell peppers and mushrooms with oil in pan. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp-tender. Refrigerate 15 minutes to chill.
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Step2Coarsely chop roasted vegetables. Mix chopped vegetables, parsley and 2 tablespoons mayonnaise; set aside. Mix chicken, 1/2 cup mayonnaise and the pesto.
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Step3Cut bread horizontally into 4 layers. Place bottom layer on plate or tray. Spread with half of the pesto filling. Top with bread layer. Spoon vegetable filling over bread layer. Top with bread layer. Spread with remaining pesto filling. Top with remaining bread layer.
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Step4Spread cream cheese over outside of sandwich loaf. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Garnish loaf with fresh herbs. Cut into 8 slices; cut each slice in half. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
235
Calories
16 g
Total Fat
9 g
Protein
15 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 235
- Calories from Fat
- 145
- Total Fat
- 16 g
- Saturated Fat
- 5 g
- Cholesterol
- 35 mg
- Sodium
- 290 mg
- Potassium
- 140 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 9 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 14%
- 14%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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