Chicken Banh Mi Sandwiches

With summer just a day away I wanted to try switching things up so I made this Vietnamese chicken banh mi. It’s sweet, spicy and salty grilled chicken loaded up with a siracha honey, pickled vegetables and lots of herbs. It’s so bright and delicious and so much healthier than a take out sandwich. I like to marinate the chicken for like 20 minutes just to ensure that great flavor. But it’s the perfect sandwich for lunch or dinner!!

Chicken Marinade

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled and minced
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 1/2 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1/4 mirin
  • 1 tbsp. sambal
  • juice from one lime

Directions

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and place the chicken in. Mix it all around to make sure everything is coated, cover and let sit in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.

Once it’s all marinated, grill the chicken for about 5-7 minutes on each side just until its got those great char grill marks and reaches 165 internally. Let rest for a minute then slice it up.

Banh Mi

Ingredients

  • Marinated chicken
  • 2 white hoagie buns
  • herbs, cilantro, thai basil, mint
  • 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced
  • bean sprouts
  • pickled vegetables, carrots and cucumbers
  • siracha honey mayo
  • 1/4 red pepper, thinly sliced

Siracha honey mayo

  • 1 tbsp. siracha
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • 3 tbsp. mayo

Mix all together in a small bowl

Directions

To assemble the sandwiches, grill the bread quick if you want a little toast on there. Then spread the siracha honey evenly on all sides, load it up with the chicken, pickled vegetables, herbs, and bean sprouts. Enjoy!!



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