chicken/bacon/cheese batard with avocado sauce
I think I’m having too much fun in the kitchen. This is a excellent sandwich made with a sautéed chicken breast, some bacon & cheese, on a toasted batard, and a dreamy avocado sauce. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
2 serving(s)
Ingredients
- THE SANDWICH
- 1 - batard, 10 inches in length
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
- 1 tablespoon sweet butter, unsalted
- 1 medium boneless chicken breast, about 8 ounces
- 4 - strips of bacon, cooked through
- - black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
- - kosher salt, to taste
- 3 ounces white aged cheddar cheese
- - romaine lettuce, for garnish
- 1 large tomato, sliced, for garnish
- THE DRESSING
- 1/2 medium ripe avocado
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- - kosher salt, to taste
How To Make chicken/bacon/cheese batard with avocado sauce
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Step 1Whisk or use a food processor fitted with an S-Blade to mix all the dressing ingredients together until smooth, and then reserve.
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Step 2Cut the batard in half, and the split lengthwise to make two sandwiches.
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Step 3Cut the chicken breast in half, lengthwise.
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Step 4Add the oil and butter to a sauté pan, and bring up to medium heat.
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Step 5Salt and pepper the chicken breasts, to taste, and add to the pan.
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Step 6Sauté 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until cooked through, and slightly browned.
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Step 7Remove from the pan, but reserve the oil and butter from the pan.
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Step 8Place a rack in the upper position, and set your oven to broil
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Step 9Use a pastry brush to brush the butter/oil from the pan onto the cut sides of the four pieces of the batard.
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Step 10Place into the oven on a baking sheet, oil/butter side up, and broil until they begin to brown.
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Step 11Remove from oven, but leave the broiler on.
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Step 12Place a chicken breast on each of the bottom portions of the cut batard.
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Step 13Lay two strips of bacon over each of the chicken breasts.
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Step 14Add the cheddar cheese over the bacon.
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Step 15Return to the broiler until the cheese is bubbly, and begins to brown.
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Step 16While broiling, spread some of the dressing over the top portions of the batards.
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Step 17Remove the bottoms portions from the oven, garnish with lettuce and tomatoes, salt, and pepper, and serve while still warm.
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Step 18Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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