Pesto Pepperjack Chicken Sandwich

Last year I got a basil plant that grew into a bush. I then learned to make pesto, from one of my favorite cooking blogs, The Chunky Chef.  I've used up my freezer storage of pesto a long time ago so it was time t move onto store bought pesto.  I got several from Trader Joes, and noticed they were using different ingredients, like cashews and other greens. So today, after having a severe craving for pesto, I decided to use what I had available! 

Cashews substituted for Pine Nuts 

Spinach and Arugula substituted for Basil 

All other ingredients, I had on hand, and followed the receipt verbatim

I found this new pesto to be excellent, and no longer will I hold off on having pesto until I have basil.  I will still grow basil, but happy to have an alternative.

For the sandwich: I cook one chicken breast for 11 minutes at 400 in the air fryer, covered in my favorite spice, AnonymousQ Disruption Beef & More. 

I slather pesto on both sides of a whole wheat bun, add one slice of pepper jack cheese, and melt in the air fryer for one minute on toast setting. 

Put the chicken and buns together and it's literally the most amazing juicy sandwich I've ever had in my life. Seriously, I won't even eat chicken sandwiches at restaurants any more because they usually come out rubbery, and so boring, or too salty. It's always great when you can master a food and improve upon all prior restaurant experiences.

While making lunch, I watched Megan Markle's new show "With Love, Megan", third episode.  I think it should have been named, "Learn New Things with Megan Markle", because she spends each episode trying new things and it's fun to watch how they turn out.  She has a great flair for making things beautiful and I have enjoyed learning from each episode.  I look forward to watching the rest of the series.