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If there are two dishes that are inherently tied to lunch in our minds, it’s got to be caesar salad and club sandwiches. Both are relatively simple, pair protein with veggies and a creamy sauce (dressing for the salad, mayo for the sandwich), and are just plain delicious. So why not combine them? That’s exactly what Ina Garten did in a recipe that comes from her cookbook Barefoot Contessa at Home, which is available on Amazon and at Target. Her chicken caesar club sandwich is so delicious, you’ll find yourself craving it every day.
One of the reasons Ina Garten’s chicken caesar salad sandwich has so much flavor is that she roasts bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts, then removes the meat from the bone and slices it thickly for the sandwiches. The roasted chicken has so much more flavor than it would had the recipe started with boneless skinless chicken, and the thick slices are so satisfying compared to the watery, thin-sliced chicken you can get at the grocery store deli counter.
Then there’s the creamy caesar salad sandwich spread. Garten makes it with “good” mayo (on her website, she recommends Hellmann’s/Best Foods), garlic, anchovy paste, mustard, and parsley.
While a traditional club sandwich is made on toasted sandwich bread with tomatoes, bacon, and lettuce, Garten’s is made on toasted ciabatta bread. She swaps in crispy pancetta for bacon, sun-dried tomatoes for fresh, and adds peppery arugula rather than iceberg lettuce. The end result is a sandwich that’s creamy, protein-packed, crunchy, and fresh.
Whether you’re making it for a special lunch, or just want something yummy to nosh on at the office, you won’t be disappointed with Ina Garten’s chicken caesar salad club sandwich recipe.
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