Grilled Chicken Sammich with Creamy Red Pepper Sauce - Take 2!

Happy Monday my friends!! Well, I’m at least hoping that yours is happy. I’m still wishing that it was the weekend and that I had time to get done all the things I had on my to-do list. I have such good intentions. Really, I do. But somehow that to-do list just never quite gets completely checked off each weekend *insert sigh here*. However, I did manage to spend a lot of time in the kitchen!! Saturday night we had friends over for the UFC fight, and K grilled fajitas while I whipped up some guac, rice & beans. And maybe a margarita or two. Just sayin’. I would share those with you, if there had been any left over, I swear! Come over next month, and I promise I’ll make you one (or three)!

Sunday, I planted myself in front of the stove for yet another marathon cooking night. Not only did I make this delicious sandwich for lunch, but I challenged myself to another 3-meals-in-one-night! I’ve already admitted that I’m crazy, so no need to say it out loud to yourself…those recipes will follow soon!!

I don't have many meals that I repeat very often, but this weekend I decided to pull out some of the old (and new) favorites. One of the recent favorites is a sandwich that I created to resemble a wrap that I love at Sandella's. The creamy red pepper sauce really makes this somewhat ordinary chicken sandwich something special - give it a try!

Grilled Chicken Sammich with Creamy Red Pepper Sauce

Adapted from Pacific Chicken Wrap at Sandella’s Flatbread Cafe

Ingredients

• 2 Grilled Chicken Breast
• 2 Kaiser rolls, toasted
• 2 Leaves of Green Leaf Lettuce
• 4 Tomatoes Slices
• 4 Bacon slices (crisp)
• 2 Tbs Guacamole or 8 Avocado Slices
• 2 Tbs Creamy Red Pepper Sauce (Recipe Below)

Preparation

1. Prepare the red pepper sauce and refrigerate while preparing the chicken.
2. Grill chicken and cook bacon, and set aside to drain & cool.
3. Meanwhile, slice tomatoes and avocado (or prepare guacamole), and toast bread.
4. Spread 1 Tbs of Creamy Red Pepper Sauce onto 1 side of the roll, top with avocado (or guacamole), 3 slices of bacon (halved to make 6 pieces), chicken, tomatoes, and leaf of lettuce. Top with second side of roll with sauce and repeat process for second sandwich.

Creamy Red Pepper Sauce

• 4 Tbs Cream Cheese
• 3 Tbs Reduced-fat mayo or miracle whip
• 3-4 roasted red peppers from 7 ½ oz jar, drained well
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp black pepper

Mix all ingredients together in food processor until well-blended.