Shredded Chicken And Cheese

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breast
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato, oil
• 4 slices soy alternative cheddar cheese
• 4 foccacia bread buns
• 2 tablespoons earth balance natural buttery spread

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cut the focaccia buns in half, lightly buttering the sides of them that have been exposed due to the cutting.
• 3 place lightly buttered slices on a cookie sheet (buttered side down).
• 4 leave the cookie sheet on the side.
• 5 in a bowl, place the chicken with spices and oils and allow to marinade for 5 minutes.
• 6 in a medium sauce pan place a small drizzle of olive oil to coat pan.
• 7 place chicken into the sauce pan leaving very little room, you do not want to sear the chicken but almost steam cook it.
• 8 cook the chicken for 8 minutes (dependent upon the thickness of your breast) and flip to cook the other side, continue cooking for 6 minutes.
• 9 remove fully cooked chicken from pan and place on a cutting board.
• 10 using 2 forks begin shredding (tearing) the chicken, placing the shredded chicken back into the pan with the drippings and oil.
• 11 place cookie sheet in preheated oven until buttered side is golden brown.
• 12 once all the chicken has been shredded and placed back into sauce pan, return heat to the sauce pan.
• 13 continuously stir chicken until most of the drippings have been absorbed or have evaporated.
• 14 place toasted focaccia bread on a place placing the hot juicy chicken on top with one slice of soy alternative cheddar cheese and enjoy.