Can't make it to a villa this year? Eat like you're at one with this pesto-bell pepper-tomato-chicken combo on slices of chewy focaccia bread.
Slow-Cooker Tuscan-Style Chicken Sandwiches
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 7 hr 20 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb. (about 6) boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup roasted red bell pepper (from a jar), cut into bite-sized strips
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons purchased pesto
- 1 (10-inch) focaccia (Italian flat bread)
- 6 slices tomato
Instructions
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Step1Place chicken thighs in 3 1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with garlic, roasted pepper strips and salt.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low setting for 6 to 7 hours.
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Step3Just before serving, remove chicken from slow cooker; place on large plate. Shred chicken with 2 forks; return to slow cooker and mix well.
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Step4In small bowl, combine mayonnaise and pesto; blend well. Cut focaccia into 6 wedges; split each in half. Spread cut sides with mayonnaise mixture. With slotted spoon, place about 1/3 cup chicken mixture onto bottom half of each focaccia wedge. Top each with tomato slice and top half of focaccia.
Nutrition
460
Calories
25g
Total Fat
26g
Protein
33g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 460
- Calories from Fat
- 225
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 38%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 920mg
- 38%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 33g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 26g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 18%
- 18%
- Vitamin C
- 18%
- 18%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 22%
- 22%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 3 Lean Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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