Description
BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwiches feature crispy garlic butter bread filled with smoky BBQ chicken and creamy melted Havarti cheese for a rich and satisfying comfort food meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 1/2 cups shredded roasted chicken
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 12 slices Havarti cheese
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons parsley, minced
- 12 slices sourdough bread
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook sliced onions until soft about 2 minutes
- Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant about 30 seconds
- Stir in shredded chicken paprika Worcestershire sauce and BBQ sauce then cook until heated through about 2 to 3 minutes
- In a bowl combine butter minced garlic and parsley then microwave until melted
- Lay bread slices on a work surface and spread the garlic butter mixture over each slice
- Flip bread over and place Havarti cheese on six slices then add the BBQ chicken mixture evenly
- Top chicken with remaining cheese slices and cover with the remaining bread slices buttered side facing outward
- Cook sandwiches in a large skillet over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown
- Flip sandwiches reduce heat to medium low and cook another 3 to 5 minutes until bread is crisp and cheese melts
Notes
- Use sturdy sourdough or thick white bread so the sandwich holds the filling
- Rotisserie chicken works well and saves preparation time
- Cook over medium heat to avoid burning the bread before the cheese melts
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 692
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 110mg