Honey Balsamic Chicken Sandwich Recipe
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This Balsamic Chicken Sandwich combines a sweet balsamic glazed chicken breast, avocado, and tomato, all piled high on a tasty bun.
This recipe was originally posted on May 21, 2015, so it was time for an update. Photos have been replaced and detailed instructions have been updated. No changes were made to the recipe.
Grilled Balsamic chicken is amazing sliced over greens for a delicious salad for a lower carb option. Grill or bake this balsamic glazed chicken, either is simply delicious.
Why You’ll Love This Balsamic Glazed Chicken
Flexible Recipe. This Balsamic Chicken sandwich can be grilled or baked with great results.
Delicious flavor. Chicken seems to be the meat we all repeat often, so a refreshing change of pace with great flavor is much needed. This balsamic glazed chicken is perfect for summer on the grill!
Easy baked or grilled. No matter how you prepare the chicken, it is easy to cook and tasty to eat.
Equipment Needed to Make The Balsamic Chicken Recipe
- Potato Masher. Makes mashing avocados so easy!
- Baking Dish. A 9×13 pan is recommended.
- Large Mixing Bowl. To marinate the chicken.
Ingredients for the Balsamic Chicken Sandwich Recipe
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts. I used a chicken breast but balsamic chicken thighs would also be delicious.
- Balsamic Vinegar. A good quality does make a difference. This is what gives this sandwich it’s classic flavor.
- Garlic Cloves. I like to keep a head or two of garlic in my kitchen. We love garlic!
- Rosemary. Make sure your spice is not expired.
- Olive Oil. A flavored oil for cooking.
- Brown Sugar. Light or dark brown will both work.
- Salt and Pepper. To taste for seasoning.
- Buns. Use either brioche buns or pretzel buns. Both would be perfect.
- Lettuce. Any kind of lettuce will work. Green Leaf lettuce is pictured. You could also use arugula.
- Tomatoes. Sliced tomatoes from a farmer’s market make all the difference.
- Avocados. Make sure to buy ripe avocados or buy them ahead of time so they have time to ripen.
- Lime Juice. You can use bottled juice or freshly squeezed for this recipe.
Please note, that the printable recipe card has the full list of ingredients, quantities, complete instructions, and nutritional information. The following is a quick overview of the recipe.
How to Make a Balsamic Chicken Sandwich
Step One: Prepare your pan.
Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Step Two: Pound your chicken.
You want it 1/2″ or less in thickness.
Step Three: Combine the Balsamic chicken marinade ingredients.
Pour over chicken. Marinate for at least one hour.
Step Four: Bake or grill the Chicken.
Step Five: Prepare Toppings and Serve.
What To Serve or Pair with Your Balsamic Grilled Chicken
This gorgeous chicken sandwich will pair well with French fries, sweet potato fries, asparagus, or a simple salad. Try one of these recipes: Easy Twice Baked Potatoes, Grilled Sweet Potatoes In Foil, Lemon Orzo Asparagus Salad with Feta Recipe, or Fresh Baby Spinach Salad Recipe.
Substitutions and Additions
Change this recipe up and use pork chops instead.
Play around with different sandwich toppings and bread to customize your sandwich.
Add parmesan, provolone, or feta if desired.
Avocado, lettuce tomato, bacon, cheese, onion, roasted vegetables such as roasted red peppers are all great additions to this sandwich.
Balsamic Chicken Sandwich FAQ
You can use either a Brioche Bun or a Pretzel Bun.
Avocado, lettuce tomato, bacon, cheese, onion, roasted vegetables such as roasted red peppers.
How To Reheat & Store a Balsamic Chicken Sandwich
Best Way To Store Balsamic Glazed Chicken
Make only the sandwiches you need, and store the remaining chicken breasts in an airtight container in the refrigerator to use for sandwiches within two days.
How Long Will Balsamic Grilled Chicken Last In the Fridge?
Two days.
Can I Freeze/Thaw Chicken Balsamic sandwich
Yes. You can freeze the balsamic chicken in an airtight container for up to three months and thaw it to use in sandwiches as needed. Or, make another meal by slicing the chicken over a delicious salad.
How To Reheat Balsamic Chicken
Place your chicken in the microwave for thirty to sixty seconds. Repeat until heated through to 165ºF.
Tips to Make the Perfect Balsamic Chicken
I mash the avocado because the other ingredients seem to slide off of sliced avocados.
If you don’t want to heat up your kitchen, throw the marinated chicken breasts on the grill for roughly seven minutes per side. Your goal temperature is 165ºF.
Because this marinade contains brown sugar, watch that the chicken doesn’t burn.
More Great Chicken Recipes You’ll Love
More Great Sandwich Recipes You’ll Love
- Hot Beef Sandwich
- Shrimp BLT
- Chicken Parmesan Meatball Sub
- Chicken Salad with Yogurt
- Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Sandwiches from our friend at Lisa’s Dinnertime Dish.
Be Sure to Come Back and Tell Us How Your Balsamic Chicken Sandwich Turned Out!
Balsamic Chicken Sandwich
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts 5 oz. boneless and skinless
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 1/2 tbsp rosemary chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 pinch Black pepper
- 6 buns
- 6 slices Lettuce
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 avocados
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
- Spray a 9X13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Put each chicken breast between two pieces of wax paper and pound until they are the same thickness, approximately 1/2 inch. Place chicken into the prepared dish.
- Combine balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Pour over chicken. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove plastic wrap from chicken and bake uncovered in the marinade for 30 minutes or until chicken registers done. Spoon marinade over chicken after 15 minutes in the oven.
- Mash avocado with lime juice and a pinch of salt. Spread on both sides of the bun. Layer avocado with lettuce, chicken and tomato. Spoon balsamic juice over sandwich ingredients. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
Julie,
This looks absolutely delicious! Don’t some of the best recipes come from the need to improvise? I love that you turned the pretzels into buns. I bet they’d taste amazing as burger buns too!
Thank you Aida! You are right, some of those mishaps turn out to be the best problem to have. Now I just need to do it again so I can post it! 🙂
What a happy accident and these sandwiches are just gorgeous! I love everything about them. I didn’t even know you could grill pretzels! 🙂
Thank you! It was a very happy accident. My husband can do just about anything on this contraption because you can control the heat and do indirect or direct cooking.
I’ve heard a lot about them and am thinking one might be a good gift for my son in law!
I definitely think this might be a great gift. The women who delivered the challenge said she made them for fund raisers. They can be flavored so many ways!
I was thinking of the green egg thing – my daughter and son in law just bought their first house. He does a lot of smoking (they live in Georgia) and has a great set up, but it would be nice to have just a regular grill, too. Actually, I’m needing a new grill, myself! My old one is 17 years old and pretty much giving up the ghost! I’ve heard people online just raving about these green eggs!
I just don’t grill that much – especially now that the kids are pretty much gone. Then I taste something grilled at a friends (or smell the neighbors) and I’m like, ah, yes, now I remember why you grill!
These grills are great but my husband is the expert. They take lump charcoal that must be started before you want to grill and then he knows what to shut down where to adjust the temp. I love grilled food, but if it was me, I would either just get a small charcoal grill or an electric grill. We replaced a very old grill too. I am hoping we get close to the same life out of tis one as we did the last one.
I didn’t know that about the lump charcoal! I’m not even sure if I want to mess with charcoal of any kind! I’m leaning toward a small gas grill for me. We’ll see! Thanks for the advice!
Everything about this is just PERFECT!
Thank you! I loved how easy and quick it was without giving up flavor! Thank you for stopping by!
hmm, simply dman delicious tangy balsamic chicken sandwich!!!
Thank you! It is all of that and I appreciate your stopping by.
Beautiful beautiful photos, Julie!! This looks absolutely delish! 🙂
Love the homemade bread, whether it came out as intended or not! And the sandwich sounds so delicious as well!
Thank you Caroline! Sometimes things turn out in spite of us! Thank goodness!
This is absolutely drool worthy! I love pretzel buns 🙂
Thank you Sarah! I will be making them again!
Balsamic is my favorite vinegar to use and chicken is the perfect candidate! You made your own pretzel buns – looking forward to that recipe! Great pics too – I might need to add more items to my grocery list. Thanks for bringing such a yummy sandwich to Fiesta Friday Julie 🙂
Thank you for co-hosting Judi! These bun were so good and being that they were supposed to be pretzels, only rose once. It definitely made for a yummy sandwich! Happy FF Judi!
This is one amazing yummy sandwich! I’d have to use some great crusty GF bread, but I love the avocado here and that’s it’s dairy free <3
Thank you! It is a yummy combo no matter what you have to wrap it in. Wrap???? also good. 🙂
Love the idea… looks great Julie. ..
Thank you Chitra!
Wow, this is beautiful !!!
Pretzel dough looks perfect!
I look forward to the dough recipe to make such beautiful buns 😀
Congratulations chef Julie !!!
Thank you Nicolas! This sandwich was so easy to eat. Nothing dry and I will definitely make it again!
You did it yaaay Julie!! I see the change in your header :)). Great stuff! The sandwich looks ahhhhh-mazing!!! Pretzel rolls? gosh you guys are too much eh! I have a few chicken recipes with the balsamic vinegar, and they are always so tasty. Your addition of mashed avocado and lime in the pretzel roll had to have taken it to another level. Bravo! Gorgeous photography too!
You are so darned sweet! I had a friend help a bit on the header. Still not perfect but I need to just concentrate on my posts for a while. This sandwich was indeed yummy! I had never made balsamic chicken before and it was easy and delicious! Thank you for stopping by Loretta. I hope you have a wonderful evening!
Looks yummy!
Thank you Linda! It’s perfectly light for warmer days. I’m being an optimist that we will have warmer days. 🙂
Me too!
This looks amazing! Gonna Pin this one!!
Thank you Debbie! Easy, filling and light!
The site looks great 🙂 and these sandwiches look good, perfect for my menfolk – this chicken is definitely on my list x
Thank you Elaine! I enjoyed this sandwich. The site is coming along. I’m such a perfectionist that I’m always tweaking things and wish I was more knowledgeable than I am.
Aren’t we all??!
As someone said in a comment above, your pictures are making me drool (and I just had breakfast). I love the golden-brown crust on your pretzel buns. So inviting! Lovely!
Julie! Great new site! Love the updated look! I know the time and effort put into this and it looks great :). Also, is this sandwich on a croissant?? It looks ahmazing!
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Too good Julie!!!…I really craving for sm of it!!
Julie this looks absolutely scrumptious!!!
Patti!!! Thank you for stopping by! It is so easy and yummy and healthy. Perfect for those days where you would rather not sit in the kitchen.
OMG! Julie these pics made me really ravenous. I need to eat something right now.
I’d make you one!
Aww..thats so sweet of you. But can I get greedy and shamelessly ask for the pretzels too ….and…er..er….your cheese babka too. I have been drooling since you posted that
You got it! I will be in bread heaven!
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OMG! Julie! These pics made me ravenous.
Thanks sdk! Light and yummy!
Ooooooh that looks delicious Julie!! Pretzel buns are amazing and you know I love anything with balsamic 🙂
Thanks Amanda! I would bring you one if it would make your foot feel better!
Just look at those pictures. OMG! Julie you have made me ravenous.
Although it is much too early to be craving a sandwich, your gorgeous photos of this one are making me drool Julie! Awesome!
Thank you Johanne! I know what you mean. Kind of like when I see the alcoholic beverages and it’s 9:30 in the morning. Sad so sad. 🙂