Description
BBQ Chicken Pineapple Grilled Cheese is a delicious and unique sandwich featuring grilled chicken, fresh pineapple, and sharp cheddar cheese, all encased in perfectly toasted sourdough bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 thick slices sourdough bread
- 60 grams unsalted butter, softened
- 320 grams cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 120 millilitres barbecue sauce, divided
- 8 thin rings fresh pineapple (or well-drained canned pineapple)
- 200 grams sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated
- Non-stick cooking spray, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C. Place chicken breasts in a baking dish, coat with half of the barbecue sauce, and bake for 20 minutes until fully cooked. Allow to cool slightly, then shred with two forks and toss with remaining barbecue sauce.
- Spread softened butter evenly over one side of each bread slice. Arrange the slices buttered side down on your work surface.
- Sprinkle 25 grams grated cheddar over four bread slices. Top each with a quarter of the sauced chicken and two pineapple rings. Add another 25 grams cheddar, then finish with remaining bread slices, buttered side up.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and coat lightly with cooking spray. Cook two sandwiches at a time for 3–4 minutes on the first side until golden brown. Flip gently and grill 1–2 minutes more until crisp and cheese melts.
- Remove sandwiches to a cutting board, slice each in half diagonally, and serve immediately while hot and gooey.
Notes
- Feel free to use canned pineapple if fresh is not available, ensuring it’s well-drained.
- Adjust the amount of barbecue sauce to your preference for sweetness and smokiness.
- This recipe can be easily doubled for larger gatherings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 85mg