Does anyone fancy a brie sandwich?
For years fat was vilified. Since the general population’s average weight and waistline crept up steadily over the decades, a new culprit has been sought out. Carbs.
Admittedly, there are days that I shake my head in despair at the sheer information overload I experience when looking for some secret to long lasting weight loss. Every Tom, Dick and Harry have devised his own faddish diet and very few yield permanent results. If you want to understand why carbs are being the scapegoat at the moment, this book explains why
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The Atkins diet gave me great results but left me somewhat depressed. These days I eat Paleo around 80% of the time and I don’t fear carbohydrates as much as I used to. Why? Exercise. Since I started weight lifting and swimming I’ve been overcome by a ravenous hunger afterwards. People who want to increase their lean mass have to eat carbs straight after a workout for best results. Eating the correct macronutrients at the correct times makes all the difference.
Which brings me to this sandwich. There is no reason why you can’t enjoy this kind of food, more information here, after a leisurely stroll in the woods or vigorous exercise at the gym. Don’t forget to cook up a big batch of balsamic onions first – in this household it doesn’t last very long. Put all the different elements together, this is simply the best sandwich on this little blue planet of ours. Try it – I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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Brie Sandwich with Chicken, Pear and Balsamic Onions
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 sandwiches 1x
Description
One bite from this brie sandwich and your heart will be won over forever. Chicken and pear don’t seem like a likely combination either but just trust me. Try it!
Ingredients
- 4 thick slices bread
- 10ml (2 tsp) mayonnaise [one per sandwich]
- 10ml (2 tsp) fig or apricot jam
- sliced cooked chicken breast
- Brie cheese (3 to 4 slices per sandwich)
- 30ml (2 tbsp) balsamic onions [one per sandwich]
- 1 ripe pear, unpeeled, cored and thinly sliced
- salad leaves
Instructions
- Arrange the slices of bread on the work surface.
- Spread the mayo lightly on one slice and the jam on the other.
- Place the chicken slices on the mayo side of each pair, covering the bread. Top with the Brie slices.
- Spread out the balsamic onions over the layer of Brie. Top with pear slices. Add a layer of salad leaves per sandwich.
- Put the jam-covered bread slice on the sandwich, jam side down. Slice into two triangles.
Notes
Serve with a beverage for a simple lunch or with a salad for a light dinner. In a pinch, use a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket rather than cooking the chicken breast beforehand. Toasting the bread gives a little extra flavour and crunch.
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 239g
- Calories: 524
- Sugar: 18.5 g
- Sodium: 640 mg
- Fat: 27.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 44.4 g
- Fiber: 6.4 g
- Protein: 26.7 g
- Cholesterol: 72 mg
Keywords: brie sandwich recipe, chicken and brie sandwich, chicken and pear recipe
P.S. I’m not a nutritionist and all views are my own. This post was sponsored by Federation of Bakers and the Flour Advisory Bureau.
Corrinne
This does look like the BEST CHICKEN SANDWICH EVER! I love it! I will be sharing it today with my fellow foodies. I work with Alouette cheese and our baby brie would go wonderful with this recipe. Great photos as well!
Corrinne
This does look like the BEST CHICKEN SANDWICH EVER! I love it! I will be sharing it today with my fellow foodies. I work with Alouette cheese and our baby brie would go wonderful with this recipe. Great photos as well!
Katrine
Sounds absolutely divine as it includes most of my favourite ingredients! I’ll definitely be making it for lunch this week some time. Do you take the photos yourself? They’re awesome!
Katrine
Sounds absolutely divine as it includes most of my favourite ingredients! I’ll definitely be making it for lunch this week some time. Do you take the photos yourself? They’re awesome!
Kevin
That is one nice looking sandwich! I do not normally think to add things like pears to sandwiches.
Tracey Peach
Cheese & Onion xxx
Hayley Atkins
Cheese and pickle is my all time favourite but I am partial to a nice brie and grape sarnie too!
Paula Readings
Tuna mayo.
Tracy Nixon
Tuna fish with cherry tomatoes!
Tracy Nixon
Tuna fish with cherry tomatoes!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
Love the sound of the brie with pears – gorgeous! My favourite sandwich is grilled halloumi with sun-dried tomatoes and rocket – so, so good 🙂
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours
Lovely open sandwich. Everything in moderation I say. Madness to cut out bread.
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours
Lovely open sandwich. Everything in moderation I say. Madness to cut out bread.
aaron broad
I enjoy the Bacon with extra Bacon Sandwich
Kim Neville
Roast chicken, mayo and salad sandwich
Kim Neville
Roast chicken, mayo and salad sandwich
Heather Haigh
Hummus, rocket, and red onion.
laura banks
banana and philadelphia
laura banks
banana and philadelphia
pete c
cream cheese and celery
pete c
cream cheese and celery
Angela McDonald
I’ve subscribed by email!
My favourite sandwich has to be Bacon and Cheese!
kellyjo walters
prawn and avocado
Richard Randall
Bacon and avocado
Suzanne
Cheese, lettuce and cherry tomato.
Suzanne
Cheese, lettuce and cherry tomato.
Karen Barrett
Chicken, mayo, avocado and toasted almonds on turkish flat bread
Richard Tyler
Cheese Ploughmans 🙂
Elizabeth Hinds
Bacon and Brie 🙂
Elizabeth Hinds
Bacon and Brie 🙂
gemma brown
brie, apple and grape with cranberry sauce
Sarah Griffiths
Mozzarella, sundried tomatoes and pest, yum
Sarah Griffiths
Mozzarella, sundried tomatoes and pest, yum
kayleigh Bates
cheese and ham x
Louise Lumsden
cottage cheese, prawns, chopped tomatoes & black pepper on granary bread
Mark Palmer
Bacon and egg
adam
I’ve never been a guy that likes cheese with fruit, although I wish I was, I may give this a go and see if my tastes have changed. Im also struggling to find something, I tried atkins but made me seriously weird…plus no wine…
I’m going for some kind of nordic almost paelo thing….ish
Kimberley Giles
My all-time favourite sandwich is a New York deli-style sandwich with pastrami, gherkin and mustard mayo. Delicious!
Amy Jane Beckett
Chicken Salad and Mayo
leanne weir
Cheese & Onion xxx
Jill Ashton
mozzarella, sliced tomato and basil leaves drizzled with balsamic vinegar
Harriet Higgs
Ham salad in a lovely fresh baguette
★★★★
Harriet Higgs
Ham salad in a lovely fresh baguette
★★★★
Claire woods
cheese and pickle
iain maciver
chicken,ham,tuna, mayo and cheese
Andrew
A tasty looking sandwich I have to say – would never have thought to have added pears…
★★★★
Hannah Igoe
Bacon, avacado and cheese with salad
Rosana, Hot&Chilli Food and Travel Blog
I have some chicken and pears might try this for a late eve snack! R
Helen
nom nom nom
lynn neal
warm mushroom!
Jade H
Cheese and ham
Eleanor Wigmore
Oooh a hard one but I love a brie and bacon sarnie.
★★★★★
Jamie Walker
Cheese and Chorizo
Meeta
This is so my kind of tartine. It has all the flavor nuances my tastebuds crave! Michelle, look awesome!
Kerry Locke
A cheese and marmite sandwich with a sneaky layer of gherkins on top of the cheese – yum!
Kerry Locke
A cheese and marmite sandwich with a sneaky layer of gherkins on top of the cheese – yum!
Margaret Clarkson
Crispy Bacon
sarah
hot beef, onions and gravy
Alison
Love your sandwich. My fav is a BLT
Donna Caldwell
Cheese and pickle all time classic
Sheri Darby
Roast peppers with sun dried tomato and pesto
Tim Millington
Cheese and pickle
Tim Millington
Cheese and pickle
Clare B.
Brie, pesto and avocado
Victoria Prince
A lovely hot, oozing toasted cheese sandwich 🙂
Sinead Williams
Cheese, honey mustard ham camerlised onion roll
Sinead Williams
Cheese, honey mustard ham camerlised onion roll
LEE HARDY
TUNA MAYO
Alison O
Homemade white bread, thickly sliced leftover roast pork and a generous helping of apple sauce.
Alison O
Roast pork and apple sauce
Susan Carruthers
Roast chicken with tomato and lettuce
Amy Jo McLellan
Sausage 🙂
Natalie Crossan
Cheese and onion xxx
Natalie Crossan
Cheese and onion xxx
Leanne Bell
I love bacon, chicken, lettuce & mayo 🙂 x
Rosemary
Yum yum Michelle! Love the look of this sandwich. What I can also recommend – if you want a better protein to carbohydrate ratio have an open sandwich. 🙂
Rosemary
Michelle – that is one good looking sandwich!
Can I ask what bread do you use on your Paleo diet?
Renil M. George
A sandwich with chicken in it.
★★★★★