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Easy Chicken Avocado Melt - Grilled Cheese Sandwich with chicken and avocado.

Easy Chicken Avocado Melt

A cozy, quick, and filling grilled cheese sandwich made with chicken, avocado, and cheese, perfect for lunch.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Lunch, Sandwich
Cuisine: American
Calories: 480
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 2 slices sourdough or sturdy sandwich bread Any sturdy sandwich bread works
  • 1 cup cooked chicken Shredded or sliced, rotisserie is easiest
  • 1 medium ripe avocado Ripe but not mushy
  • 2 slices cheese Provolone, pepper jack, or cheddar, can mix
  • 2 tablespoons chipotle sauce Use chipotle mayo or mix mayonnaise with chipotle in adobo
  • 1 tablespoon butter or mayo For crisping the outside of the bread
  • to taste salt and pepper For seasoning
Optional Ingredients
  • 1 slice tomato Optional addition
  • a few slices red onion Optional addition
  • a handful baby spinach Optional addition

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Mix your sauce. If using chipotle mayo, you're done. If making your own, stir together 2 tablespoons mayo with 1 teaspoon minced chipotle in adobo and a pinch of salt.
  2. Prep the chicken. Toss plain chicken with a spoonful of chipotle sauce to keep it moist. Warm cold chicken in the microwave to help melt the cheese faster.
Building the Sandwich
  1. Lay out two slices of bread. Spread chipotle sauce on the inside. Add cheese, then chicken, then avocado slices, then more cheese.
  2. Spread a thin layer of butter or mayo on the outside of each slice of bread.
Cooking
  1. Heat a skillet over medium to medium-low. Add the sandwich and cook for 3 to 5 minutes per side, pressing gently with a spatula. Flip when the bread is deep golden and the cheese starts to melt.
Finishing Touches
  1. Let the sandwich sit for a minute before cutting to keep the filling from sliding out and save your mouth from lava cheese.

Notes

Keep heat medium-low to ensure cheese melts before bread browns. Choose the right avocado that is ripe but not mushy. Do not overload the sandwich with too much filling. Season the chicken to enhance flavor.