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Pesto-Chicken Sandwiches

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 16, 2022
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Served open-face on a ready-to-serve pizza crust, this inventive hot sandwich tastes just as though you ordered it from a New York deli.

Pesto-Chicken Sandwiches

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 20 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (10 ounces) ready-to-serve Italian pizza crusts (7 inches in diameter)
  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 medium celery stalk, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1 cup cut-up cooked chicken
  • 1/3 cup basil pesto
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded lettuce

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat pizza crusts as directed on package if desired.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook celery in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender; reduce heat. Stir in chicken and pesto. Cook, stirring occasionally, until hot.
  • Step 
    3
    Spoon chicken mixture onto pizza crusts. Mix cheese and lettuce; sprinkle over chicken mixture. Cut each pizza crust in half.

Nutrition

380 Calories
23 g Total Fat
16 g Protein
29 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
205
Total Fat
23 g
Saturated Fat
5 g
Cholesterol
35 mg
Sodium
530 mg
Potassium
220 mg
Total Carbohydrate
29 g
Dietary Fiber
2 g
Protein
16 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
12%
12%
Iron
14%
14%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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