Pesto Chicken Sandwich

Recently, I had ordered an Italian panini at the local diner in town. It actually turned out to be a pretty good sandwich for diner food. Since I was eating alone this week, I decided that this would be an easy sandwich to make for myself. I ended up having the perfect amount of ingredients to last me for 5 days of dinner.

I really enjoyed the combination of the different herbs in this sandwich. The chicken was coated with a mixture of spices that balanced out the basil pesto and the rosemary focaccia bread. (I've also used this bread before, and it holds up well throughout the week.)

Because you can serve this either warm or cold, I think it makes a great dish for the summer. Consider grilling your chicken instead of pan frying it!

Ingredients
-5 pieces of thin sliced chicken breast
-2 Tbsp oil
-1 Tbsp basil
-1 Tbsp oregano
-1 Tbsp garlic powder
-1 Tbsp onion powder
-1/2 Tbsp rosemary
-1 medium jar of roasted red pepper
-1 jar of pesto sauce
-1 bag of shredded mozzarella cheese
-1 loaf of rosemary and sea salt Focaccia bread

Instructions
Heat 1/2 Tbsp of oil in a small pan on medium heat. Add your spices to a small bowl and mix together. Rub your chicken with the spices on both sides and then transport to the heated pan. Cook chicken for about 4 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. (Because they are thin sliced, it should cook fairly quickly.)

Do this with the other chickens until all are cooked. Place extra chickens in a plastic container in the fridge to eat during the week.

Take your piece of chicken and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Put in the microwave for about 30 seconds to melt the cheese.
Take your focaccia bread and cut a square piece for your sandwich. Then slice that piece in half for the buns.
On the bottom piece, add your roasted red pepper (I dried the pepper off a little first from the water it was sitting in.) Then add your chicken and mozzarella on top of the pepper.
On the other slice of bread, spread the pesto sauce. Place on top of the chicken and enjoy! Serve either warm or cold.