These Low Calorie Pesto Chicken Sandwiches are just 379 calories (for the entire sandwich) and each has 49.6g of protein! I used my low calorie protein bread and low calorie pesto recipes to help cut 100’s of calories in this recipe. I have supplied these recipes for you below.

Ingredients You’ll Need

1 chicken breast
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Olive Oil Spray
¼ cup Low Calorie Pesto Sauce
2 tablespoons 0% Greek yogurt
4 slices Low Calorie High Protein Bread (see recipe card)
1 medium tomato
2 slices mozzarella provolone, or swiss cheese

Low Calorie Pesto Chicken Sandwiches

Healthy Pesto Chicken Sandwiches Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: You can meal prep this healthy recipe easily. Simply assemble, wrap in parchment paper and add to a plastic bag or container.
Storage: Will hold for 2 days in the fridge (may get soggy, so 1 day is ideal), does not do well in the freezer.

Low Calorie Pesto Chicken Sandwiches

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Low Calorie Pesto Chicken Sandwiches

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These Low Calorie Pesto Chicken Sandwiches are just 379 calories (for the entire sandwich!) and each has 49.6g of protein!

I used my low calorie protein bread to make this recipe extra healthy, but store-bought bread will work, and sourdough is especially yummy in this recipe.

Special Tip: If you have leftover chicken, you can shred it and add to the sandwich, or if you have a cooked chicken breast, you can halve it into 2 filets if you like.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course dinner, lunch

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings servings

Calories 379 kcal

Ingredients

1 chicken breast
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Olive Oil Spray
¼ cup Low Calorie Pesto Sauce
2 tablespoons 0% Greek yogurt
4 slices Low Calorie High Protein Bread
1 medium tomato sliced
2 slices mozzarella provolone, or swiss cheese

Instructions

Preheat a skillet over medium heat.
Fillet the chicken breast, by halving it through the center so you have 2 thin fillets.
Season the chicken filets with salt and pepper, and spray with olive oil.
Add to the hot pan and cook for 5 minutes each side until cooked through.
Meanwhile, combine the pesto sauce and greek yogurt in a medium bowl, mix well.
To assemble, add cheese to 2 slices of bread, top with tomatoes, and cooked chicken filets.
To the remaining slices of bread smear one side with pesto sauce, then top the sandwiches off with these slices.
Spray the skillet with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add the sandwiches to the skillet, cook until browned, flip and brown the other side.
Remove from the heat, cut in half and serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 22.5gProtein: 49.6gFat: 9.5gSaturated Fat: 3.3gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 681mgPotassium: 657mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 2.4gCalcium: 199mgIron: 6mg

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