Sep 20, 2016
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This Avocado Chicken Sandwich is everything you need for a healthy lunch or a quick dinner. It’s creamy, full of flavors, and tastes like your next favorite meal.
It only takes 5 minutes to assemble all the ingredients, and the result is a sandwich that you will want to prepare every week. Nutritious, delicious, and easy to make. What more can we ask of this sandwich?
Healthy Chicken Avocado Sandwich
The chicken, avocado, and hummus mix make this sandwich an easy and super tasty way of eating vegetables and proteins.
If you want to add more veggies to your meals, sandwiches are a great idea. Yes, veggies in something other than a salad! I love to prepare all kinds of sandwiches with vegetables, like my Easy Salad Sandwich or my Caprese Sandwich.
Avocado is full of healthy fats, and its creamy texture is perfect for spreading over the bread.
The hummus is a healthier swap from mayo and adds an epic garlicky flavor. A tablespoon of hummus provides roughly 30 calories, 1 gram of protein, and 3 grams of fat, compared to mayo, which has 100 calories, no protein, and 10 grams of fat.
Yes, it’s the perfect sandwich, I know!
What Goes on an Avocado Chicken Sandwich?
This sandwich comes together in 5 minutes with ingredients that I am sure you can find in your kitchen. Of course, you need avocado and chicken, plus a few things that will make this sandwich absolutely amazing!
A thick rustic bread is perfect for assembling this Avocado Chicken Sandwich. You can use sourdough boule or loaf.
While mayo is a traditional option for sandwiches, hummus is a healthier swap and adds a garlicky flavor that makes a huge difference. And there’s something else to make this sandwich even better: cheese! Delicious melting cheese. I mean, do I have to tell you more?
So, before you run to the kitchen to prepare this heavenly sandwich, this is what you need:
- Hummus
- Thick rustic bread (like a sourdough boule or loaf)
- Avocado
- Chicken
- Havarti cheese
- Butter (for grilling)
Using Leftover Chicken
My family loves chicken recipes, so I always have chicken leftovers in my fridge that I use to add to Salads, cook a Healthy Chicken Stew or assemble an epic sandwich like this one.
Do you have leftover rotisserie or roasted chicken in your fridge? Then you can use it to make this sandwich even more flavorful. Thighs or breasts, both work perfectly. While thighs are tastier, breasts are a little bit drier. But since we are adding hummus, avocado, and cheese, you can use any part of the chicken, and the sandwich will still have a great texture.
How to Make an Avocado Chicken Sandwich
In only 5 minutes, you will have this Avocado Chicken Sandwich ready to eat or pack for the office. Let’s see how this sandwich comes together:
- First layer
Spread the hummus over both slices of bread and place them onto a flat surface. - Spread the avocado
Mash the avocado with a fork and spread over each slice. - Assemble
Top one slice with cheese and roasted chicken. Assemble the sandwiches and butter on both sides. - Grill
Heat a non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Grill the sandwich for 2 to 3 minutes until the cheese begins to melt. Flip and grill for an additional minute until the cheese melts. - Serve
Remove from heat and cut in half before serving.
How to Pack an Avocado Chicken Sandwich for Lunch
This Avocado Chicken Sandwich is a great dinner and a delicious and nutritious lunch you can pack to the office!
Here are a few tips for packing this sandwich without the bread getting soggy and the ingredients falling apart:
Keep “wet ingredients” in the middle
Prepare the sandwich following the recipe. Be sure to add cheese on one slice of bread and chicken on the other. The avocado should be in the middle. This way, we prevent the bread from getting soggy.
Use a thick bread
While you can use any bread to assemble a sandwich, sourdough boule or loaf are sturdy enough to keep all the ingredients of the Avocado Chicken Sandwich in the right place.
Use the right container
If the container is too big, the ingredients could spill out. Use a lunch container big enough to pack the sandwich, but nothing larger.
Easy Avocado Chicken Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons hummus
- 2 slices thick rustic bread like a sourdough boule or loaf
- ½ avocado peeled and pitted
- 1 slice Havarti cheese
- 3 ounces roasted chicken or deli chicken sliced
- Butter for grilling
Instructions
- Spread the hummus over both slices of bread and place them onto a flat surface.
- Mash the avocado with a fork and spread over each slice.
- Top one slice with cheese and roasted chicken. Assemble the sandwiches and butter on both sides.
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Grill the sandwich for 2 to 3 minutes until the cheese begins to melt. Flip and grill for an additional minute until the cheese melts.
- Remove from heat and cut in half before serving.
Jenna Marie
I made this chicken and avocado sandwich today. It was really good!
Meredith
Looks delicious!
Alex
I whisk the hummus with a little vinaigrette salad dressing before tossing with pasta and veggies.
Ginger Robinson
I spread a light coating of roasted garlic hummus, olive oil and sea salt over chicken breasts or portobello mushrooms before I fire up the grill. The hummus makes the chicken moist and gives a complex flavor to the mushrooms. Yummy!
Francesca G.
My kids love a grilled cheese or panini for lunch. Ham&Cheese with pesto and tomatoes.
Emily Francis
I love Hummus so I really pair it with everything. As a salad dressing, just a simple dip or using it as a replacement of mayo!
Lynn
This sandwich looks absolutely amazing!
Jill Anderson
I love the Chicken, Avocado & Hummus mixture!
Ashley
We use hummus ALL THE TIME at home! I love the new Sabra Spread. The Garlic Herb is my favorite!