This garlic yogurt chicken salad sandwich is topped with a sun dried tomato spread on ciabatta bread.
If long recipe titles are any indication of the how good the food is, I’d consider this one a home run.
The thing is, you kinda need a lot of words to make a sandwich sound good otherwise we’d be sitting here talking about a chicken salad sandwich and that’d be lame.
The town I grew up in is about 1 hour north of NYC. With every year that goes by, the amount of NYC transplants moving in increases by probably a few hundred at minimum.
It’s to the point now (about 23 years since we first moved there) where you can pretty much assume anyone you meet is “from the city”.
You’d probably be able to tell by the guido Bronx accent going on too.
And as the population of NYC-ites increases, so too does the amount of Italian delis. There are probably enough Italian delis in Mahopac, NY that each neighborhood could have it’s own.
It’s beyond ridiculous, but I will say this…at least I ate some good deli sandwiches growing up.
Chicken salad was never even something I’d consider ordering at a deli.
There’s no telling how long that gelatinous goop has been sitting behind that counter. I’d much rather some fresh mozzarella, chicken, pesto, prosciutto and red peppers (my go-to high order in the high school days).
This chicken salad sandwich though puts the traditional deli stuff to shame and could definitely hold it’s own at any of the Italian delis in town thanks to some garlic spread, pepperoncinis and sun dried tomato paste from Mezzeta.
It’s a serious flavor explosion with each bite.
Piled high on your favorite sandwich bread or roll there’s just no comparison.
Need a chicken salad recipe without any dairy, egg or gluten? This gluten free chicken salad is my go-to!
Looking for more chicken salad recipes?
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Garlic Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich with Sun Dried Tomato Spread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken breast
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Mezzetta savory garlic everything spread
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1/4 cup Mezzetta deli-sliced pepperoncini, chopped
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins, chopped
- 2 ciabatta rolls sliced in half
- 4 tablespoons Mezzetta sun-dried tomato and basil everything spread
- baby arugula
Instructions
- Place shredded chicken, pepperoncini and raisins in a bowl.
- Mix together the yogurt, garlic spread and lemon juice in a small bowl. Add it to the bowl with the chicken and mix together.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of the sun-dried tomato spread on each slice of the rolls.
- Top one slice with some arugula then half the chicken mixture, more arugula and then the other slice of bread. Repeat with the other two slices.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Mezzetta. The opinions and text are all mine.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
This looks delicious. Easy to make and healthy.
It looks heavenly and fresh, perfect for these hot days.
I LOVE this. Perfect balance, plus, on the good side of healthy!
Oh, man. Your childhood sounds like it was lovely.. and what luck to have so many great Italian delis in your town.There were not that many Italian delis where I grew up… but since I was in the South, we had plenty of meat-and-three diners, as well as barbecue, so I suppose that’s a good tradeoff. ;) But I will say, there’s nothing like a good sandwich from a deli, and this sandwich? Looks like the stuff dreams are made of! Thanks for sharing!
Haha… we are so not talking about a lame old chicken salad sandwich here. HOLY MOLY… this sandwich is like the ultimate deli sandwich. Loving the sun-dried tomato spread you added on to this. Can’t wait to shove this sandwich in my mouth! Pinned.
This looks perfect! I hate mayo and always make my egg salad with yogurt but I never thought to make chicken salad with it! Also, I always love an excuse to break out the peperoncinis!
Anything super garlicky is a winner in my book! And the fact that you lightened this up with yogurt makes this a double winner!
I love chicken salad… definitely will have to try this.
Chicken Salad is always one of my favorites, this looks great Gina. But I hear ya with the guidos moving out from The City. We have the same problem in E.Wa and it kills me every time.
This sandwich sounds delish.. It would be great for lunch :)