Take Your Chicken Sandwich to New Heights

By SAVEUR Editors | Published Mar 31, 2020 1:12 PM

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Alabama-Style Chicken Sandwiches with White Sauce

Chicken sandwiches make the perfect lunch. Make an easy chicken recipe for dinner—they’re time savers that make sure you get your fill of lean protein—then save a little of the meat to stick between bread the next day. From 'Bama-style chicken sandwiches to to chicken schnitzel, here are our 8 best chicken sandwich recipes. Todd Coleman

Roast Chicken Pan Bagnat with Olive Tapenade and Goat Cheese

Crunchy, spicy jalapeño slaw tops this ultra-crisp fried chicken sandwich from Bakesale Betty in Oakland. Get the recipe for Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich with Jalapeño Slaw

Chicken and Broccoli Rabe Stromboli

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Alabama-Style Chicken Sandwiches with White Sauce

This recipe for hickory-smoked chicken sandwiches served with tangy, mayonnaise-based white sauce originated in 1925, when railway worker Big Bob Gibson dug a pit in his backyard in Decatur, Alabama, nailed a plank-oak serving table to a sycamore tree, and started smoking barbecue for friends, co-workers, and passersby.

Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich with Horseradish Cream and Radicchio

Chicken and Egg Club Sandwich

A toasted poppy seed bagel is piled high with crisp greens, oven-dried tomatoes, roasted chicken, bacon, a fried egg, and homemade buttermilk dressing for a decadent spin on the traditional club sandwich. Get the recipe for Chicken and Egg Club Sandwich »

Homemade Double Down

Essentially a gussied-up version of chicken Cordon Bleu, KFC’s bun-less Double Down chicken sandwich gets a refined makeover thanks to a recipe developed by Ryan Adams: a 12-hour brine, creamy brie cheese, jamon iberico, and a Dijon-based sauce moutarde. Get the recipe for Homemade Double Down »