So the new schoolyear begins. And it’s back to solo lunches for me. I was debating whether to have a chicken sandwich with the usual lettuce and cucumber and tomato slices when but I decided I could be more creative. If my little experiment was succesful, I could even have the kids take something similar to school for their recess snack.
It is basically a sandwich. The filling goes between two slices of toasted bread. The modification is that the bread is toasted in a muffin pan after the filling is in place. Other than that’s, it’s just a sandwich, really. 
Take about 6 slices of ordinary white bread. Stack four slices then place a large mug, upside down, on the topmost slice of bread. Press down then cut around the rim using a small serrated knife.
Take the remaining two slices of bread and place one on top of the other. Use a narrow drinking glass to cut smaller circles of bread. You can make four with just two slices of bread. Set the bread trimmings aside–you can make pudding out of them. Take the bigger circles of bread and press them lightly into muffin pans. DO not bake them yet.
Prepare the filling. I used a mixture of shredded boiled chicken breast meat, chopped carrots, celery and cheese (cut into small cubes). I tossed everything together and stirred in a tablespoonful of milk. You can season the filling lightly with salt and pepper–just remember that cheese is salty so you don’t want to go overboard with the salt.
Fill the prepared “crust” with the mixture. Arrange the smaller circles of bread on top to cover the filling. Brush some softened butter on the “cover” and the exposed parts of the “base”. Bake in a preheated 170oC oven for about 5-7 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned by which time, the cheese in the filling would have melted.
Serve with a light vegetable salad and enjoy.
I would like to try this… for a change.
The problem is, I don’t have an oven at home… or should I say I don’t have a WORKING OVEN at home! :/ Do you think oven toaster would do fine?
Thank you for your creative recipes. Good luck to your cookbook. A lot of us are waiting for it…
By the way, what kind of milk did you use?
Oven toaster… I think you will have to lower the temperature to avoid browing the top too fast. Milk… Alaska fresh milk.
Hi Connie-
I had a wonderful caprese sandwich for lunch today and I think you’ll enjoy it as well. I’ve had caprese (mozzarella, fresh tomatoes & basil drizzled with olive oil) before as a salad/appetizer but I found out it’s great as a sandwich too. You can use basil pesto sauce instead of fresh basil leaves. As for the mozzarella, I’m sure most supermarkets & delis have it but if you happen to be in Los Banos, drop by DTRI and check if they still make it (really good and cheap!). Here’s a link to the recipe (no recipe needed for this one actually)http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/main/sandwiches/capresesand.html
hi aggie. wow, you made me miss los baños more than ever. thanks for sandwich idea. it sounds great especially for a cheese lover like me. and thanks the link too.
hi connie, i could almost taste the sandwich, while i have to make do with office lunch, blah.i was intrigued by your entry about your trip to subic, but i can’t open it since the word “sex” causes me to be redirected to our office website. sheesh, and baduy…
hahahaha cocktail drinks, lemon. hahahaha sayang, nawala ang suspense.
really? and I thought, hmm, that’s mighty worldly.hahaha.by the way, have you tried the phad thai in a beachfront resto in subic?if memory serves me right, it’s called sheavens. The best phad thai I’ve ever had.
no… we couldn’t go around much. no time. next visit…
i wish i have a muffin pan already. i wanted to try this dish, but i cant find one here in shanghai, i’m having a hard time looking for it. hubby’s always in a hurry when shopping
it looks attractive, my 4-year-old daughter will love this!
phynkee, never go shopping with the hubby hehehehe i complain about that attitude too. husband’s always have that bored look as if silently saying, “Can you hurry up please?” But hurried shopping ain’t fun and it often makes us buy things we wouldn’t otherwise.
It was my dayoff from office yesterday… and being tired from the usual afternoon merienda, I tried this “bread cups”. However, since I don’t have much time to dwell on shredding chicken breast (and I don’t have any chicken breast on my ref anyway! Duh!), I substituted corned beef. Masarap naman daw sabi ni hubby. At least, it paid off.
Thanks for the idea.
minsan kasi, the usual sandwich gets boring eh. for a change, di ba?
Your recipe is quite similar to a food here in Taiwan. Here you can find sliced bread but thicker (equivalent to 3 slices). Then they make a crater in the middle and place the fillings inside and cover it with the some bread. Oven toasted or fried depends on your preference.
hehehe!
yah, it always happens to me… buying unwanted things and worst forgetting things what i really needed 8-| duh!
had a nice morning snack! i’ve tried this already and it’s great. (i used carnation milk – no alaska brand here in shanghai). my daughter loves it too! thanks ms. connie!
that means i have a muffin pan, already. husband’s in a good shopping mood last nyt!
uy, good for you. kids really enjoy food with interesting presentation, ano?
yeah! thanks again!
Ms. Connie,
I tried this during the weekend for our picnic. Though I used beef mortadella and cheese slices instead…I really don’t have chicken and carrots that time so I just made use of whatever I have in the fridge.
Still came out nice and yummy. Next time I’ll try the full recipe.
And guess what I did with the crusts? Custard Pudding! YUM!!!!!
Thank you!