Toasted Pesto-Chicken Sausage Sandwiches
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
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
Instructions
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Step1Cut 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.
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Step2Meanwhile, 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.
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Step3For 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.
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
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