Open-Face Chicken and Mushroom Sandwiches
Use an instant-read thermometer to be sure that chicken is completely cooked. The USDA recommends an internal temperature of 165 degrees F for food safety. This grilled chicken and asparagus dinner is ready in less than 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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8 oz. asparagus, trimmed
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2 Tbsp. olive oil
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Salt and coarsely ground pepper
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4 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1-1/4 lb. total)
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4 4-inch portobello mushroom caps, stems removed
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8 1/2-inch thick slices country Italian bread*
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1 8-ounce tub cream cheese spread with chive and onion
Directions
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Tear off a 36 x 18-inch piece of heavy-duty foil; fold in half to make an 18-inch square. Place asparagus in center of foil; drizzle with 1 teaspoon of the oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and coarsely ground pepper. Bring up opposite edges of foil and seal with a double fold. Fold remaining edges to completely enclose asparagus, leaving space for steam to escape. Set aside.
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Brush chicken and mushrooms with remaining oil; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. For a charcoal grill, place chicken, mushrooms, and foil packet with asparagus on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted in chicken registers 170 degrees F , turning chicken and mushrooms once. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place chicken, mushrooms, and foil packet on grill rack over heat. Cover; grill as above.) Remove chicken, mushrooms, and foil packet from grill; slice mushrooms.
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Toast bread slices on grill rack for 1 to 2 minutes, turning once; spread one side of each with cream cheese. On serving plates stack half of the bread slices, spread side up, chicken, remaining bread, mushrooms and asparagus. Makes: 4 servings
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* If bread slices are too large, use halved slices of bread.
Nutrition information
Calories 583, Total Fat 29 g, Saturated Fat 15 g, Monounsaturated Fat 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 121 mg, Sodium 751 mg, Carbohydrate 40 g, Total Sugar 7 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 37 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 5%, Calcium 15%, Iron 22%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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