Description
This BBQ Chicken Pineapple Grilled Cheese is a delicious twist on the classic grilled cheese sandwich, featuring tender shredded chicken in tangy barbecue sauce, sweet pineapple rings, and gooey cheddar cheese on crispy sourdough bread.
Ingredients
Sourdough Bread:
- 8 thick slices sourdough bread
Butter:
- 60 grams unsalted butter, softened
Cooked Chicken:
- 320 grams cooked chicken breast, shredded
Barbecue Sauce:
- 120 millilitres barbecue sauce, divided
Pineapple Rings:
- 8 thin rings fresh pineapple (or well-drained canned pineapple)
Cheddar Cheese:
- 200 grams sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated
Cooking Spray:
- Non-stick cooking spray, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 175°C. Bake chicken breasts coated with half of the barbecue sauce for 20 minutes until fully cooked. Shred the chicken.
- Assemble Sandwiches: Spread butter on one side of each bread slice. Layer cheddar, chicken tossed in remaining barbecue sauce, pineapple rings, more cheddar, and top with another bread slice.
- Grill Sandwiches: Cook sandwiches in a skillet over medium heat with cooking spray until golden and cheese melts.
- Serve: Slice sandwiches diagonally and serve hot.
Notes
- Use canned pineapple if fresh is unavailable, ensuring it’s well-drained.
- Adjust barbecue sauce amount to taste.
- Recipe can be doubled for larger groups.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
