Ranch Chicken Sandwiches

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Total Time:
2 hr 30 min
Prep
15 min
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Cook
15 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard (or country/grainy mustard)
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Crushed red pepper, for sprinkling, optional
  • 1 pound thick-cut bacon, sliced in half
  • 2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
  • 8 soft whole grain buns

Directions

With a very sharp knife, cut the chicken breasts in half down the middle. This will result in 8 chicken breast pieces that are thinner and uniform in size.

Next, make the marinade. In a large bowl mix together the honey, mustard, paprika, salt, pepper to taste, lemon juice and crushed red pepper flakes if using. Stir to combine.

Add the chicken to the marinade and toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge, 2 to 4 hours.

While the chicken marinates, fry up the bacon until chewy. When finished cooking, reserve 1/4 cup of the bacon grease and pour off the rest of the grease (but do not clean the skillet).

When you are ready to cook the chicken, remove it from the marinade and cook it in the skillet over medium-high heat, 3 to 4 minutes each side. Brush a little reserved bacon grease on the chicken as you cook it. (Or you can grill the chicken breasts on an indoor or outdoor grill.)

When a couple of minutes grilling time are left, lay 2 pieces of bacon onto each chicken breast. Top with some Cheddar and allow it to melt on the grill (if you need to remove the chicken you can finish melting the cheese under the broiler).

Halve the rolls and immediately load with the bacon-and-cheese covered chicken.

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  • on May 12, 2013

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    This was so good that we made it for Easter dinner. Not a morsel left. In fact they were asking for more!!!

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  • on April 23, 2013

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    WOW! What a mouthful of flavor. I know this might not be the most healthy way to eat a chicken sandwich, but you have to splurge once in awhile. I did mine in the skillet, I was afraid to lose all the marinade flavor on the grill.

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  • on April 22, 2013

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    Great recipe! Kids love them!

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