Ranch Chicken Sandwiches

Name: Ranch Chicken Sandwiches
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 8 servings Crushed red pepper, for sprinkling, optional; 118 milliliters Dijon mustard (or country/grainy mustard); 118 milliliters honey; 1 Juice of lemon; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters grated sharp Cheddar; 4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 8 soft whole grain buns; 454 grams thick-cut bacon, sliced in half

Ranch Chicken Sandwiches might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 670 calories, 33g of protein, and 36g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes. A mixture of chicken breasts, paprika, grain buns, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the honey you could follow this main course with the Honey Gingerbread as a dessert.

Instructions

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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.

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Chicken Breast

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Knife

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.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Lemon Juice

Marinade

Mustard

Paprika

Pepper

Honey

Salt

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Bowl

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.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

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).

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Bacon

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

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.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

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.)

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Chicken Breast

Bacon Drippings

Whole Chicken

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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).

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Chicken Breast

Cheese