Chicken Caprese Sandwich with Balsamic Glaze (Openfaced and Easy!)

You know those days when you’re feeling fancy, and you want to make something “gourmet” but you want to make it out of regular ingredients in your pantry? Well, these chicken caprese sandwiches with a drizzle of balsamic glaze fit that bill. If you know me at all, you know that I’m the farthest thing from fancy most days.

 So, when you can combine ordinary chicken with a few other ordinary ingredients and make this super amazing deliciousness for an appetizer, lunch or well, for me, dinner,… – this turns into a totally fancy combination! You’ll look like a SUPASTAR!!!

One of the best things about this recipe is that you don’t need a lot of chicken. I used leftover cooked chicken that I had just chilling out in the fridge.

Ingredient Highlights (and Swaps if in a Pinch)

• ✅Butter or olive oil – optional, for toasting or brushing the bread.
• ✅Leftover chicken – breast, thigh, rotisserie – whatever you’ve got works here.
• ✅Tomatoes – ripe plum or Roma, de-seeded for max flavor and no soggy pants.
• ✅Fresh mozzarella – the soft ball kind. See below regarding subbing the cheese.
• ✅Fresh basil – whole leaves or chiffonade if you’re feeling bougie.
• ✅Baguette or ciabatta – sliced and toasted. (Sub: sourdough or sandwich rolls)
• ✅Balsamic glaze – sweet, thick, and tangy. (I like to use the glaze over the vinegar, but go ahead and use it if that’s absolutely all you have on hand.)

Please refer to the printable recipe card below for exact amounts, detailed instructions, and helpful tips to make this recipe perfect every time.

🔹 Things to Know Before You Assemble Like a Pro

• Leftover chicken is king – You’re not cooking meat today. You’re repurposing it into greatness.
• Toast that bread – Crunchy base = no soggy sadness. Toast in a pan, toaster oven, or even the grill.
• Cut the tomatoes right – Deseed the tomato. Those little tomato caviar are fun to eat on their own, I think, but here, it just spells sandwich soup.

Now, About That Mozzarella…

Fresh, fresh, fresh is key if you can. Ok.. don’t be rollin’ your eyes at me over this one. TRUE caprese salad has fresh, soft, ripe mozzarella in it. But if you don’t have it on hand….. well, .. *whispering*…. cut up a few slices of regular mozzarella and dice it up. It won’t be exactly as it should be, but hey, the whole point of this is feeling fancy using the ordinary right??

Making these chicken caprese sandwiches couldn’t be easier, actually. Dice up the ingredients and combine in a bowl. Toast the bread. Butter. Pile the ingredients up onto the toasties.

Now comes the SUPER fancypants part. Take some of your balsamic glaze and just drizzle.. and I mean DRIZZLE. Don’t go overboard. You just want to “accent” with the glaze here.

So that’s really the whole “recipe” of putting these amazing flavor busters together. Have some friends over, tell them you’re going to make some gourmet food for lunch (pair it with a simple salad if you want), and ask them to bring the wine.

No one has to know that you put this together with ordinary, non-fancy ingredients from your fridge.

If you’ve made this chicken caprese sandwich recipe, please comment below and let me know what you thought! Did you change the recipe at all? Tell me how in the comments below! Thanks so much for stopping by The Salty Pot today, and I’ll see you next time!