Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Substitute baguettes for focaccia if you want. Prepare the chicken salad at home the night before, then assemble the sandwiches at work the next day.

Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  low-fat mayonnaise
• 1/3  cup  plain fat-free yogurt
• 1/3  cup  commercial pesto (such as Buitoni)
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  black pepper
• 4  cups  cubed skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
• 1  cup  diced celery
• 1/3  cup  chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1  (1-pound) focaccia bread, cut in half horizontally, toasted, and cut into 20 slices
• 1  (12-ounce) bottle roasted red bell peppers, drained and chopped
• 10  romaine lettuce leaves

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in chicken, celery, and walnuts.

Spread 1/2 cup of salad onto each of 10 bread slices. Top each serving with about 2 tablespoons bell pepper, 1 lettuce leaf, and one bread slice.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

324 (28% from fat)

Fat:

10g (sat 1.2g,mono 0.6g,poly 2.2g)

Protein:

26.4g

Carbohydrate:

31.6g

Fiber:

1.6g

Cholesterol:

55mg

Iron:

2.3mg

Sodium:

725mg

Calcium:

39mg