Pimento Cheese Chicken Salad Sandwiches
These tasty and versatile Pimento Cheese Chicken Salad Sandwiches can be served chilled or grilled!
Ingredients
- 2 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup Hellmann’s Low Fat mayonnaise this is different than the Light variety
- ¼ cup plain fat free Greek yogurt
- 2 oz 50% less fat sharp cheddar cheese shredded (I used Cabot)
- 2 tablespoons diced pimiento peppers from a jar
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 6 oz cooked shredded boneless, skinless chicken breast chilled or at room temperature
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 10 slices light wheat bread such as Pepperidge Farm Light Style or Arnold Light Multigrain
- 5 lettuce leaves cold sandwich only
- *If making this sandwich a melt you’ll also need 5 tablespoons of light butter (I use Land O’Lakes light butter with canola oil in the tub)
Instructions
- Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, yogurt, shredded cheddar, pimientos, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika in a mixing bowl and stir until mixed. Add the shredded chicken and stir with a fork until well combined. Sprinkle on salt and black pepper, to taste.
To make a cold sandwich:
- Take two slices of bread and place a lettuce leaf on one slice. Spread 1/3 cup of the chicken salad across the surface of the other slice. Place the slices together, ingredients facing in. Repeat to make 5 sandwiches or refrigerate the leftover chicken salad for later.
To make a hot sandwich:
- Spread 1/3 cup of the chicken salad across one slice of bread and cover it with another slice. Spread 1 tablespoon of light butter across the outside surfaces of the bread (split the amount between the 2 slices). Place in a skillet and cook over medium-low for 2-3 minutes until the bottom is golden. Flip the sandwich and cook for another 1-2 minutes until the other side is golden as well. Serve warm.
Notes
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Nutrition Information per cold sandwich:
219 calories, 22 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 7 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 20 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) Nutrition Information per hot sandwich:
268 calories, 22 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 13 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 20 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) MyWW SmartPoints per (1 COLD sandwich) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 5 SmartPoints/ Purple: 5 SmartPoints MyWW SmartPoints per (1 HOT sandwich) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 8 SmartPoints/ Blue: 7 SmartPoints/ Purple: 7 SmartPoints Weight Watchers Points Plus:
6 per cold sandwich (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers brand PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition information below) 7 per hot sandwich (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers brand PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition information below)
219 calories, 22 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 7 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 20 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) Nutrition Information per hot sandwich:
268 calories, 22 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 13 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 20 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) MyWW SmartPoints per (1 COLD sandwich) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 5 SmartPoints/ Purple: 5 SmartPoints MyWW SmartPoints per (1 HOT sandwich) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 8 SmartPoints/ Blue: 7 SmartPoints/ Purple: 7 SmartPoints Weight Watchers Points Plus:
6 per cold sandwich (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers brand PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition information below) 7 per hot sandwich (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers brand PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition information below)
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal