Cajun Chicken Avocado Sandwiches
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Cost
- $20.00
- Nutrition
- 490 cal · 36g protein
- quick
- skillet
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain bread or a bun
Cajun Chicken Avocado Sandwiches is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 30 minutes, for around $20 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 10 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain bread or a bun works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)
Contains: Gluten— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1½ tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 4 count whole grain buns
- 2 count avocados
- 2 count tomatoes
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Slice each chicken breast in half horizontally to make 4 thin cutlets. Rub with 1 tbsp olive oil and the Cajun seasoning. (Cajun blends are often salty, so skip extra salt.)
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook the cutlets 4-5 minutes per side until they reach 165°F inside.
- While the chicken cooks, mash one avocado with a pinch of salt and slice the other. Slice the tomatoes. Toast the buns cut-side down in the skillet once the chicken is out, about 1 minute.
- Toss the spinach with the balsamic, remaining 2 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Spread mashed avocado on the buns and build each burger with a chicken cutlet, tomato, avocado slices and a few spinach leaves. Serve the rest of the spinach salad on the side.
- Picky eaters can have a plain cutlet cooked with just oil and salt, with a plain bun and avocado or tomato slices on the side.
- Make ahead: rub the chicken with the seasoning and refrigerate up to 1 day. Slice the tomatoes ahead too, but mash the avocado just before serving.
On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)
1 lb fruit (grapes or apples)
- Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbohydrates
- 38 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
Photo: Caramel / Unsplash