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This Crunchy Chicken English Muffin Sandwich Recipe is the perfect dish for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

While traveling through Tallahassee, Florida on our way to New Orleans December 2016, we stopped in a little biscuit restaurant and had one of the most amazing sandwiches I’ve ever eaten. Fried chicken, goat cheese, sautéed collards, pepper jelly… does it get more delicious? Only problem with that sandwich is that it was served on a biscuit, which means it was so hard to eat because it falls apart easily. The solution? I made this Crunchy Chicken English Muffin because an English muffin holds up to these ingredients much better. I’m super excited to share this recipe with you because it’s great anytime of the day {totally served these for dinner the other night} and can be paired with your favorite sides – coleslaw, sweet potato fries, whatever your family loves!

Crunchy Chicken English Muffin Sandwich ingredients:

• 1 packaged Bays English Muffins
• 3 large chicken breasts
• 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1 bunch fresh greens, like Swiss chard, spinach, or kale
• 4-ounce package of goat cheese
• 1/2 cup pepper jelly
• Cooking oil
• Salt & pepper, to taste

Crunchy Chicken English Muffin Sandwich directions:

The first step in making this recipe is to prepare the chicken breasts. Each chicken filet should be about English muffin-sized, so I took halved chicken breasts and cut those in half. This made the perfect piece of fried chicken for sandwich! I began by seasoning the chicken with salt and pepper, dipping it into two eggs that have been whisked together, and coated in Panko bread crumbs. If you’re not familiar with Panko bread crumbs, they are almost like small pieces of cracker. They make the perfect crunchy chicken.

Place the chicken in a sauté pan with about an inch of oil. Be sure to select an oil with a high smoking point so you can turn your burner to a medium-high heat. Cooking time really varies based on the temperature of your pan, but the best thing to do is cook your chicken on one side until it is a deep golden brown, flip it over, and cook the other side until it reaches a deep golden brown. At that point, remove your chicken from the pan and place it on a cooling rack for any of the excess oil to drain.

While your chicken is cooking, trim your greens, removing the spine if it is tough, and chop the greens into bite-sized pieces. Add about a tablespoon of oil to a sauté pan over medium heat, add your greens and 1/4 of a cup of water. Sauté your greens until they are tender. I prefer Swiss chard for this recipe, but you can also use spinach or kale. Additionally, add 1/2 cup of pepper jelly to a small saucepan over low heat until it becomes a pourable consistency. Your sandwiches are now ready to assemble!

I like my Crunchy Chicken English Muffin Sandwich served on toasted Bays English Muffins, but you can enjoy them straight out of the package as well. To assemble the sandwich, start by placing the crunchy chicken on the bottom half of the English muffin. Top with about a tablespoon of goat cheese, 1/4 of the sautéed greens, and a spoonful of the delicious pepper jelly, which adds a sweet and savory flavor to your sandwich. It is now ready to serve!

 

English muffins aren’t just for breakfast! Head to your local grocery store, where you can find Bays English Muffins in the refrigerated dairy case by the eggs and milk. They are carefully chilled for freshness. Go to bays.com to find out what stores near you carry Bays as well as great Bays recipe ideas.

What’s your favorite English muffin recipe?

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