🌟 Creamy avocado, tender chicken, and fresh greens come together in these wholesome and satisfying sandwiches. Perfect for a quick lunch or picnic! 🥪✨
📝 Ingredients (serves 6):
- 🍞 Whole wheat bread – 12 slices
- 🥑 Avocados – 2, sliced
- 🍗 Chicken breasts – 2
- 🧀 Cream cheese – 200 g (about 7 oz)
- 🌱 Mixed baby greens – 1 handful
- 🌿 Arugula – 60 g (about 2 oz)
- 🍋 Lemon juice – 2 teaspoons
- 🥄 Neutral oil (e.g., grapeseed oil) – 4 tablespoons
- 🧈 Butter – 20 g (about 1.5 tablespoons)
- 🧂 Salt – To taste
- ⚫ Black pepper – To taste
📋 Directions:
- 🍗 Cook the Chicken: Heat the neutral oil in a skillet over high heat. Sear the salted chicken breasts for 2 minutes on each side. Reduce the heat, add the butter, and cook for an additional 6 minutes while basting with the butter. Let rest for 5 minutes, then slice into thin strips. Season with pepper.
- 🥗 Prepare the Greens: Wash and dry the arugula and baby greens.
- 🥑 Prepare the Avocado: Slice the avocados and drizzle with lemon juice to prevent browning.
- 🧀 Assemble the Sandwiches: Spread cream cheese evenly on one side of each slice of bread. Layer chicken slices, avocado, arugula, and baby greens on half of the bread slices. Top with the remaining slices of bread to form sandwiches.
- 🔪 Cut and Serve: Cut each sandwich diagonally into triangles. Secure with wooden toothpicks if needed. Serve immediately and enjoy this fresh, flavorful meal!
📊 Nutritional Information:
- ⏰ Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 🔥 Cooking Time: 10 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 20 minutes
- 🔥 Calories: 450 kcal per serving
- 🍽️ Servings: 6
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