The Diner-Style Chicken Melt I Ate Every Other Day for 6 Months

This tasty diner-style Chicken Melt Recipe is loaded with marinated chicken, balsamic onions, cheese, and sun-dried tomato mayo, on toasty bread. My family is obsessed with this sandwich and constantly asks for me to make it. It’s that good.

Ingredients for this recipe:

• 8 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 8 thick slices of white bread
• 2 cups loosely packed shredded mozzarella cheese
• ½ recipe sun-dried tomato mayonnaise
• 12 strips crisp cooked bacon
• 1 recipe cooked Italian marinated chicken, thinly sliced on a bias
• 8 thin slices of ham, or 4 thick slices
• ½ recipe balsamic onions

Serves 4

Prep time: 1 hour

Cook time: 10 minutes

Procedures:

1. Heat a griddle or large cast-iron pan to medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of unsalted butter just to coat the bottom of the pan once it’s melted.
2. Add 2 slices of bread to the pan or griddle and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or just until browned.
3. Before flipping over the bread, add 1 more teaspoon of butter, flip the bread onto the melted butter, and add a ¼ cup of cheese to each slice. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until the cheese starts to melt.
4. Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of the sun-dried tomato mayonnaise on the top of each slice of bread with melted cheese
5. Layer on one slice of the browned bread with cheese with mayo as followed: bacon, sliced chicken breasts, ham, and balsamic onions.
6. Next, place on the other slice of toasted cheese melted bread.
7. Cook the sandwich for another 1 to 2 minutes per side until it is golden brown all around. You may need to add another 1 to 2 teaspoons of unsalted butter to the pan or griddle to ensure the sandwich is well-browned.
8. Slice and serve the chicken melt with an additional side of sun-dried tomato mayo.