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This Shredded Chicken Parmesan Sandwich has tender, flavorful shredded chicken coated in a quick, homemade tomato sauce sandwiched between two crisp slices of cheesy Texas Toast. If you’re looking for an easy weeknight dinner recipe, this is it!
Quick dinner recipes are a must for any mom to have in their back pocket. I often turn to Easy Baked French Dip Sandwiches or Ten Minute Oven Baked Tostadas, and these Shredded Chicken Sandwiches have made them way up in rank on my weekly menus.
Why I Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients – These sandwiches use simple ingredients like shredded chicken, tomato sauce and garlic bread.
- Easy to Make – Toast up some frozen garlic bread and shred some chicken and you are well on your way to an easy dinner!
- Everyone loves them! My whole family was impressed and asks for these delicious sandwiches on a regular basis.
RECIPE WALK-THROUGH
How To Make A Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
See the recipe card below for full, detailed instructions
- Preheat the oven and bake some Cheesy Texas Toast (or other thick, sliced, garlic bread) according to package directions. We use Marzetti brand and usually buy the cheesy variety that they have at our grocery store.
- Make a quick homemade marinara sauce. Simmer some tomato sauce with a little garlic and some herbs to make a quick marinara. Simmer the sauce on low for several minutes, then stir in some shredded chicken. If you have pasta sauce or marinara on hand, you can use that instead.
- Toast the garlic bread while the sauce is simmering.
- Scoop chicken onto the toasted bread, top with cheese, and broil just long enough to melt it. Top with another slice of garlic bread and enjoy!
Storage Tips
The Best Way to Store Leftovers
Leftover chicken can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days. Garlic bread can be stored in a ziploc bag at room temperature.
Recipe Tips
- This recipe will make enough for 2 sandwiches. If you’re feeding a family of 4 or more, you will want to increase the amounts accordingly.
- If you’re a fan of sliders, this recipe would translate perfectly to slider form. Use pre-baked garlic rolls, or just dinner rolls and spread a garlic butter mixture on top.
- This recipe will make 4 sandwiches. You can easily scale up or down to make as many as you need.
More Shredded Chicken Recipes
- Barbecue Chicken & Pineapple French Bread Pizza
- Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
- Chicken Taco Salad with Salsa Ranch Dressing
- Asian Shredded Chicken Salad
- Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells
Shredded Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
Ingredients
- 3 cups Shredded chicken
- 24 ounces Marinara sauce
- 2 teaspoon Minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Dried basil
- 1 teaspoon Dried oregeno
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1.5 cups Shredded Mozzarella cheese divided
- 1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan cheese divided
- 8 slices Cheesy Texas Toast Garlic Bread store bought, frozen
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and bake toast according to package directions.
- Heat the marinara sauce over medium heat. Stir in chicken and continue simmering until heated through.
- Meanwhile, toast the garlic bread in the oven as directed on the package.
- Divide chicken mixture over four slice of cheese toast. Sprinkle cheese on top and place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Garnish with fresh parsley or basil (if desired) top with another slice of toast and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
My family loved these! I am new to your site but have tried several of your recipes and they are all great!!
That’s awesome Stefanie! Thanks for stopping by.
I was a little extra lazy and used pizza sauce, but followed the rest. Very good. Family really enjoyed it! Thanks for the recipe!
I used less cheese, less tomato sauce, no salt and more chicken and it still tasted like the lid to the salt shaker fell off and half the contents poured out. In other words, this is ridiculously salty. It certainly does not need a cheesy Texas Toast too.
I would recommend you probably don’t make it again then. Our family loves it, salt and all!
Go girl!
Check the salt content on your tomato sauce and cheeses. This recipe only calls for a “pinch” of salt, so don’t blame the author for it being overly salty, please.
This was such an awesome recipe! I didn’t have Texas Toast or bread but did have a package of rolls. So we turned these into sliders instead. The whole family inhaled them. I did just grab a great deal on loaves of Texas Toast style bread, perfect for dinner for 6. Thank you!
Thank you Tiffany! So happy that you and your family loved this recipe!
Do you just boil the chicken and then shared it ??
You can do that, or use one of the methods linked in the post to make shredded chicken in the slow cooker or in the instant pot.
I didn’t follow your recipe but I did use your idea. I had some leftover spaghetti sauce, grinder rolls, frozen chicken breast and cheese. It came together so fast and tasted so good, I was upset I didn’t think of this myself. No frying or fussing. Great recipe and great idea. Thanks for sharing it.
I made it with flatbread, rather than the toast. My husband and I LOVED your recipe. It was fairly quick to make and VERY easy.
Mmmm sounds delicious!
Could you make this in the crock pot with sauce already in it?
Sure, you could heat up the chicken with the sauce in the crockpot.
This was one of the best sandwiches ever!!! We used rotisserie chicken and fresh sourdough bread grilled with Parmesan cheese on the outside. It was delish! Thank you for the recipe. It’s a keeper!
What sides would you serve with this luscious sandwich?
I love it with a crisp green salad!
Did you use chicken thighs or chicken breast ?
Can you use barbeque sauce instead of tomato sauce ???
Sure! I think that would be delicious!
So easy to cook and delicious. I cook this sandwiches for my girl at breakfast and she was so surprised. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
This sandwich was seriously so delicious and easy to make!
What side would you suggest for a quick dinner?
We enjoy a nice crisp salad or veggie sticks with these sandwiches.
We made this today with colby jack instead of mozzarella (because we were out of it), and it was so delicious.
So glad you enjoyede it!
Do you mind sharing your recipe for your homemade sauce?
I love the simplicity of the shredded chicken sandwich. Would you tell me how you prepare your chicken in the slow cookers? I would love to have a supply in the freezer to pull from for quick meals.
Hi Sharon, there’s a link there in the post, but I’ll share it with you here too: https://www.yellowblissroad.com/easy-slow-cooker-shredded-chicken/
Enjoy!