Grilled chicken eggplant sandwiches

Name: Grilled chicken eggplant sandwiches
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 14.5 oz canned tomatoes; 1.5 lb chicken cutlets; 1 eggplant; 6.3 Tbsps fresh basil; 1 Clove garlic; 0.25 c kalamata olives; 7 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 0.36 tsps oregano; 6 oz provolone cheese; 0.12 tsps red pepper flakes; 4 servings salt and pepper; 4 sub rolls

Grilled Chicken & Eggplant Sandwiches is a flavorful main course dish that serves 4. It covers 37% of your daily vitamins and minerals intake. Perfect for The Fourth of July, this recipe takes 45 minutes to prepare. If you enjoy this recipe, you may also like Grilled Eggplant Sandwiches.

Ingredients

canned tomatoes

14.5 oz

chicken cutlets

1.5 lb

eggplant

fresh basil

6.3 Tbsps

garlic

1 Clove

kalamata olives

0.25 c

extra virgin olive oil

7 Tbsps

oregano

0.36 tsps

provolone cheese

6 oz

red pepper flakes

0.12 tsps

salt and pepper

4 servings

sub rolls

Method

Combine all of the ingredients for the garlic oil.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the garlic oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When garlic begins to sizzle and smell fragrant, add the diced tomatoes and their liquid. Bring to a simmer, and simmer for about 10 minutes, until thickened slightly, breaking up the tomatoes a bit with a wooden spoon.
Add the olives and basil. Season with salt & pepper to taste, set aside.Preheat your grill for at least 10 minutes. Season the chicken with salt & pepper and toss with 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil.
Brush the eggplant with 2 more tablespoons of the garlic oil. Split the hoagie rolls open and brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons of garlic oil.Scrape clean and oil the grill grate (using a wad of paper towel dipped in oil).
Add the eggplant and cook until tender about 5-7 minutes per side, turning once, remove eggplant from the grill and cover with foil while grilling the chicken.
Add the chicken and grill until cooked through, about 4-5 minutes per side, adding the cheese for about the last 30 seconds to a minute.
Remove chicken from the grill.
Add the hoagie rolls, cut side down and grill until toasted.To assemble the sandwiches, layer some of the eggplant on the toasted roll, topped with a little of the sauce then some of the chicken and additional sauce.

Nutrition:

811 kcal

Carbs

48 g

Fat

44 g

Protein

55 g

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