Cheesy Chicken Garlic Bread

Toasted ciabatta loaded with garlic butter, spiced chicken, and melted cheese — somewhere between garlic bread and a sandwich, and better than both.

Ingredients

Garlic butter

6 garlic cloves
Oil, for frying
4 tbsp butter
3 tbsp chopped green onions
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp oregano
¼ tsp black pepper

Chicken

2 lbs (900g) chicken
½ tsp salt
½ tsp chilli flakes
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp cinnamon powder
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp ground mustard

Assembly

Ciabatta bread
Cheese

Steps

Garlic butter

1Fry the 6 garlic cloves in oil until golden.
2Mash with the 4 tbsp butter.
3Add the 3 tbsp chopped green onions, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp oregano, and ¼ tsp black pepper. Mix and set aside.

Chicken

4Mix ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp chilli flakes, ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp onion powder, ¼ tsp cinnamon powder, ½ tsp oregano, ½ tsp paprika, and ½ tsp ground mustard into the 2 lbs (900g) chicken.
5Cook until done.

Assembly

6Cut open the ciabatta bread.
7Spread the garlic butter on both sides and toast under the broiler for a few minutes.
8Layer on the chicken, then the cheese.
9Bake at 400°F for 7–10 minutes until the cheese is melted.

Video tutorial

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