Chicken Pesto Sandwich with Mozzarella - Easy Healthy Recipes (2024)

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How many calories in a chicken pesto mozzarella sandwich? ›

1 sandwich of pesto chicken & mozzarella on ciabatta (Taylor Farms) contains 530 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 34% carbs, 40% fat, and 26% protein. This is a good source of protein (61% of your Daily Value), calcium (30% of your Daily Value), and iron (56% of your Daily Value).

This is a good source of protein (68% of your Daily Value), calcium (100% of your Daily Value), and vitamin a (30% of your Daily Value).

You can even use store bought pesto sauce. You can even add cooked or roasted chicken along with pesto sauce. Make sure to butter the inside so that the sandwich does not get soggy. The buttered surface will keep the pesto sauce intact without making the bread soggy.

The right sauce will bring your chicken sandwich together. Mayo and mustard are the standards, but there are many other options to try like barbecue sauce, buffalo chicken sauce, pesto, horseradish cream, garlic sauce or even a homemade salsa. Will you be adding chicken to your weekly meal plan?

This means that a tablespoon (15g) of pesto contains around 56 calories, while our recommended serving size of 50g per person contains around 186 calories. Two of the most expensive ingredients in all pesto recipes are nuts and cheese, both of which are very high in calories.

For the pasta sauce, we're allowing just over 100g per person. So, as you can see, even though both sauces contain olive oil, garlic, and basil, the pesto contains over six times more calories than the traditional pasta sauce.

Part-Skim Mozzarella: Whole milk, part skim—what is the difference? Part skim has less fat in it and is the healthier choice.

You'll want to be mindful of the sodium content. Some jars have more than 500mg per serving and the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines recommend you eat no more than 2,300mg per day. It would be hard to stay within those guidelines if you get more than 20% of your sodium from pesto.

While pesto has impressive amounts of nutrition, it's still not the healthiest sauce. It would be best to eat it in moderation because pesto contains fats and calories from olive oil and nuts. Moreover, it is higher in fat and calories than most tomato-based sauces.

What Kind of Cheese Should I Use? I used fresh mozzarella because I love the way it melts, but you can use block or grated mozzarella in its place (that's usually more affordable as well). Other types of cheese that would work great with pesto are: smoked mozzarella, gruyere, swiss, brie, or white cheddar.

What goes best with pesto? ›

Mild cheeses like American, provolone or cheddar are all safe bets. They're creamy but not overpowering. If you want to add extra spice to your sandwich, try a spicy cheese like pepper jack or habanero cheddar.

Made with quality ingredients

A boneless breast of chicken seasoned to perfection, freshly breaded, pressure cooked in 100% refined peanut oil and served on a toasted, buttery bun with dill pickle chips. Click below to find your nearest restaurant to see full menu availability and product ingredients.

1 sandwich: 509 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 112mg cholesterol, 1125mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 50g protein.

Sandwiches Mozzarella Tomato & Pesto Ciabatta (1 serving) contains 47g total carbs, 44.7g net carbs, 31g fat, 21g protein, and 536 calories.

1 serving of chicken pesto sandwich ciabatta (Starbucks) contains 417 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 35% carbs, 28% fat, and 36% protein.