Create an Easy Cheese Pickle Sandwich Using Just 3 Ingredients!
Grab a frying pan and make a chicken cheese pickle sandwich in just a few minutes as a simple low carb snack or lunch idea.
Gooey, Golden, & Easy! Make this fried cheese sandwich today!
Sometimes the best comfort food comes from the simplest ingredients hiding in your fridge or pantry. Today, we’re taking sliced cheese, sliced pickles, and canned chicken and turning them into a cheesy, golden, crave-worthy melted cheese sandwich using your frying pan.
Using cheese as the “bread” here is genius and tastes amazing. Keep this in mind when you are in a rush and need a quick low-carb snack or lunch!
What a great 3-ingredient recipe that has 22 grams of protein!
For the chicken, I used a packet of shredded cooked chicken for convenience. You can use leftover rotisserie, chopped cooked chicken breasts or even tuna would be great!
This is not the famous cold cheese and pickle sandwich popular in the UK with chutney. That version features bread.
Melted Cheese and Pickle Sandwich
yield: 1 SERVINGS
prep time: 1 MINUTES
cook time: 8 MINUTES
total time: 9 MINUTES
Two slices of fried cheese act as the bread in this pickle and chicken snack!
Ingredients
- 2 slices cheese (I used Muenster)
- 3 sliced pickles
- 2.6 oz packet shredded chicken
Directions
1
Heat a skillet on the stove to medium heat. Add two slices of cheese to the middle of the pan.
2
Add a few slices of pickles to the cheese and let it cook for a few minutes until the cheese is golden. Turn off the burner and let it cool for a minute to harden.
3
Use a spatula to transfer the "sandwich" to a plate. Add the chicken on top. Fold it over and enjoy it warm. As it cools, the cheese will crisp a little.
More tips on how to make a cheese and pickle sandwich:
- After making a few of these cheese sandwiches, I figured out that blotting the excess liquid on the pickles first avoided a watery final product.
- Swap the pickles for jalapeños if you like heat.
- If you’ve got mayo or mustard, swipe a thin layer on top of the chicken.
- It helps to use a nonstick pan for this idea. I am using my 10-inch Hexclad frying pan here and love it.
I made the melted pickle sandwich recipe for everyone in my family and they loved it.
This humble 3-ingredient melt proves you don’t need a fully stocked fridge to make something totally satisfying. It’s salty, tangy, melty, and crunchy. It’s the perfect balance in every bite and so darn easy to throw together.
You can even experiment with different fillings, such as lunch meat or any leftovers from the fridge. Yum!
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this looks and sounds really good!!
I agree! Enjoy! 🤗