Fun Sandwich Friday

I think we can all agree that dinners at home can become somewhat....repetitive.  You only have so much time, with so many ingredients, that your usual meals make it into your dinner rotation more than you'd like.  I get it.  Happens to me too.  So last summer I created Fun Sandwich Friday.  It was my way of using what we had in the house and creating a quick yet fun and tasty gourmet sandwich for dinner.  Serve with a side salad and you have yourself a great summer meal.

This past week I noticed I had some left over grilled chicken in the fridge.  Usually at the start of the week I'll grill a bunch of chicken breast and keep them for chicken salad, pizza toppings or a quick pasta add-in.  I thought "why not use the chicken on a sandwich!".  I then explored the rest of my kitchen and saw a few left over slices of prosciutto from pizza night.  Chicken & prosciutto - yes please!  I then remembered I bought some broccoli rabe from the market the day before......YES!  Dinner was ready to be assembled.

I reheated the chicken on the stove on low for about 1-2 min each side as to just warm it up but not over cook it.  I wanted to really kick up the flavor of the broccoli rabe, so I sauteed that with olive oil, fresh garlic and red pepper flakes.  My wonderful husband then suggested we turn our sandwich bread (French Demi's were baking that day) into buttery garlic bread.  How genius!!!  Our last touch was to drizzle some balsamic on top for some extra flavor.   So in just a few simple steps we turned left overs into a wonderful, gourmet sandwich.  We served it with a green chopped salad and BOOM - Fun Sandwich Friday has begun!!

Chicken, Broccoli Rabe and Prosciutto on Buttery Garlic Bread