barbecue chicken sandwiches
panini con petto di pollo
4 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast halves with skin and bones (about 2 pounds)
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 teaspoons double concentrated tomato paste
- 4 (3- to 4-inch) ciabatta rolls, halved horizontally
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
- Medium coarse sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 8 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 3 medium tomatoes, sliced
- 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce leaves
- 3 medium pickles, thinly sliced lengthwise
Instructions
Heat oven to 475°. Line a baking dish with parchment paper. Put chicken in prepared dish and drizzle with oil. Roast until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
Dilute tomato paste with 2 1/2 teaspoons water. Spread mixture onto tops of rolls and sprinkle with oregano. Place roll tops and bottoms on a baking sheet and bake for 2 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Transfer chicken to a cutting board, remove and discard skin; sprinkle breasts with salt and pepper. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones and thinly slice.
Spread 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce on bottom halves of rolls. Make sandwiches with tomato, chicken, lettuce, pickles, a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and a drizzle of additional barbecue sauce.
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