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Brie Sandwich with Chicken, Pear and Balsamic Onions

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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.

Brie sandwich

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.

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

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  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 sandwiches 1x
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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!

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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

  1. Arrange the slices of bread on the work surface.
  2. Spread the mayo lightly on one slice and the jam on the other.
  3. Place the chicken slices on the mayo side of each pair, covering the bread. Top with the Brie slices.
  4. Spread out the balsamic onions over the layer of Brie. Top with pear slices. Add a layer of salad leaves per sandwich.
  5. 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.

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  1. Corrinne says

    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!

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  2. Corrinne says

    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!

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  3. Katrine says

    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!

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  4. Katrine says

    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!

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  37. adam says

    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

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  38. Kimberley Giles says

    My all-time favourite sandwich is a New York deli-style sandwich with pastrami, gherkin and mustard mayo. Delicious!

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  76. Rosemary says

    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. 🙂

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