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Easy Chicken Parmesan Grilled Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

  • Optional substitutions:

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven.Set the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). While it’s heating, place the frozen chicken patties on a baking sheet.
  2. Bake the chicken patties.Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and crispy, about 20 minutes. Once done, cut the chicken patties in half lengthwise to fit better in the sandwich.
  3. Prepare the bread.Spread garlic butter onto one side of each slice of Italian bread. This will give the sandwich a rich, buttery flavor with a hint of garlic.
  4. Mix the marinara sauce.In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the marinara sauce, dried basil, and garlic salt. Heat the mixture in the microwave until warmed through, which should take about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir the sauce well.
  5. Assemble the sandwich.Place one slice of bread, butter-side down, into a skillet. Top it with two slices of provolone cheese, one tablespoon of the warmed marinara sauce, and two chicken patty halves, overlapped to cover the bread. Add another two tablespoons of marinara sauce on top of the chicken, followed by one more slice of provolone cheese. Finish with the second slice of bread, butter-side up.
  6. Cook the sandwich.Cook the sandwich over medium heat until the bread is crisp and golden brown and the cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Keep an eye on it to avoid burning!
  7. Serve and enjoy!Once both sides are perfectly crispy and the cheese is gooey, remove the sandwich from the skillet. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the remaining marinara sauce and serve it alongside each sandwich for dipping.

Notes

Butter temperature:Ensure your garlic butter is at room temperature, so it spreads evenly across the bread. Cold butter can tear the bread and make it challenging to get an even layer.
Cheese melting:To ensure your cheese melts perfectly, cover the skillet with a lid for the last minute of cooking. This traps the heat and helps the cheese melt thoroughly without burning the bread.
Crispy bread:If you prefer an extra crispy sandwich, you can bake the assembled sandwich in the oven at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 5 minutes after grilling it on the stove. This will give you a beautifully crisp exterior.

  • Author: Chef Stella