Pesto Chicken Salad Focaccia Sandwich
High protein pesto chicken salad on Trader Joe's French Onion Focaccia.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 490kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz Trader Joe's Just Chicken or rotisserie chicken
- 1/2 bag 5 oz Trader Joe's Cruciferous Crunch (or a blend of chopped kale, brussels sprouts, and cabbage)*
- 1 cup 226g Low Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1/2 cup 120g Trader Joe's Kale and Cashew Pesto (refrigerated)
- 2 Tablespoons 30g Coarse Dijon Mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Lemon zested and juiced
- 1 loaf Trader Joe's Focaccia French Onion or Rosemary Parmesan
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese, pesto, mustard, garlic, black pepper, and lemon juice/zest together until smooth.
- Use a knife to chop the chicken and cruciferous veggie blend together until finely chopped. Mix with the blended pesto and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- To heat the focaccia, slice the loaf in half horizontally, keeping the top of the loaf upright so you don't lose the toppings. Add to a sheet pan and spray with olive oil spray. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 400ºF until golden brown.
- Sandwich the chicken salad between the baked focaccia and slice into four pieces. (Or your desired number of servings.)
Notes
*I've tested the chicken salad using a whole bag of cruciferous crunch. If you like more texture than creaminess or just want more veggies in the sandwich, you can use the whole bag. I used the other half of the bag, some TJ's Thai sweet ginger sauce, and the other 8 oz of chicken to make a chicken stir fry.
The Trader Joe's pesto has 180 calories per 1/4 cup, in case you're looking for a pesto alternative at other stores.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 18g | Fiber: 2g