on Apr 15, 2015, Updated Oct 08, 2021 27 Comments I really can’t take much credit for these. They were actually my husband’s idea. I had made balsamic chicken for another purpose, but he came home from work for lunch and decided these chicken salad sandwiches were what he wanted. We had all of the ingredients on hand since my son is now a bit obsessed with croissants from the local bakery. Otherwise, these would have been just fine on another type of bread. I tossed my balsamic chicken into my stand mixer with some cream cheese, a little of the balsamic marinade I’d reduced and let the mixer work magic in making the quick chicken salad. Oh my goodness y’all, the balsamic chicken is so full of flavor and tender from cooking in the slow cooker. It just melts in your mouth. And then mixing with just a little bit of cream cheese to hold it together – it just becomes such a flavorful chicken salad. Ahh-mazing! Anywho, I halved and toasted the croissants, layered on some spinach, the chicken salad, and slices of Monterey Jack cheese and then popped them back into the oven just to let the cheese begin to melt.
These easy little sandwiches that began with ingredients that were going to be something else entirely were scrumptious! And my sweet husband was beaming. I think he may be trying to take over my job as the foodie in the house or something.
If he starts taking photos of our food, I’m in trouble. Oh wait, that could be a good thing. Here’s the recipe for his Toasted Balsamic Chicken Salad Sandwiches. Hope ya love em!Robyn Updated from a post previously published January 2013.
