Chicken Club Oven Sandwiches

We’ve been invited to our first official summer party! It isn’t until July but I’m already thinking about what I’m going to bring so I tested these out today for lunch. They are as good as I remember and twice as easy. People are starting to think about summer and when thoughts turn to the sunshine it doesn’t take long for picnics and outside celebrations of all kinds to pop up to keep you motivated throughout the work week.

These oven sandwiches are flexible and fun for all kinds of parties: birthday parties, Eurovision parties, Super Bowl parties, dance parties – you name it. Anything you have coming up on your social calendar qualifies if you need to bring a delicious snack for a group. Yes, you could just slap some meat on some bread and bring regular sandwiches but why would you when, without much more effort, you can bring a crispy, memorable bite of glory to the party. People will be talking about them. They may even ask you for the recipe.

The version below is a true chicken club and therefore meat heavy but you can make it less meaty and even nearly vegetarian while piling on all kinds of veggies because the reason these are stand out little sandwiches has to do with the magic sauce you pour over them before you bake. So if you’re feeling creative follow the general rule of burger buns cut in half, filled full of your favorite things (I do suggest cheese make an appearance) and dressed with the buttery goodness below before putting them in the oven to warm through and get golden. Kind of like you on the beach.

Dare I say, you don’t even need a party to make these since they are great in your very own back garden with a pitcher of lemonade and some peanut butter cookies. Not fancy and not very trendy but worth a try when the sun is on your side.

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6 buns of golden wonder

45 minutes

Ingredients

The smaller burger buns that come in a set of six, cut in half

Enough mayo (or butter) to cover the bottom half of the buns

Around 115g thin cut chicken breast

Around 110g thin cut ham

Half of a red onioin, sliced thinly

6 rashers bacon, cooked

About 140 g Emmental cheese, sliced

For the Buttery Goodness

120g unsalted butter, melted

1 tsp onion granules

1 tsp mustard powder

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp sugar (optional)

1 Tbsp poppy seeds

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200C / 180C fan.

The first thing to do is make the BACON in either a frying pan or the oven, your choice. You want it on the crispy side when you’re done.

Butter whichever baking dish you have that will hold the burger buns closest to their actual size. I use a 19cm Le Creuset baking dish that works well.

Take the bottom half of your BURGER BUNS and cover them with MAYO or BUTTER then nestle them into your baking dish.

Layer the CHICKEN BREAST, HAM, RED ONION, COOKED BACON and EMMENTAL CHEESE. Then put the burger bun tops on.

Make the dressing by melting your BUTTER and then adding the ONION GRANULES, MUSTARD POWDER, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE and the POPPY SEEDS. The SUGAR is optional. Stir that all together and then keep stirring as you pour over the top of the sandwiches so your poppy seeds are fairly evenly distributed. Make sure each section is covered with dressing.

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake at 200C/ 180C fan for 25-30 minutes or until the tops are crispy golden and the cheese has melted.

Tags:Easy Good for a group