The Becker Decker Chicken Veggie Sandwich

It can be hard to get a healthy dinner on the table quickly but Registered Dietician from Fast Fixin’, Katherine Mora has some ideas! 

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Hoagie Roll (or whole wheat hotdog bun)- toasted
Fresh Spinach Dressing
Fast Fixin’ chicken nuggets
Variety of raw vegetables,  you may choose what you like:

            red/yellow/orange/green peppers- sliced

            black olives- sliced

            purple onion- sliced

            tomato- sliced

            lettuce or raw spinach – leaf or shredded

            avocado- sliced

            banana peppers (sweet or hot, as preferred)- sliced

            cucumber- sliced

            carrots- shredded

(Optional) Cheese – shredded or sliced (cheddar, mozzarella, colby, swiss, muenster, provolone- any choice preferred)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place frozen chicken nuggets flat on baking sheet, approximately 3-4 nuggets per sandwich.
3. While oven is pre-heating, prepare spinach dressing (see recipe below).
4. Bake chicken nuggets 12-15 minutes, to bake nuggets evenly on both sides, turn nuggets over halfway through baking time, return tray to oven and complete baking. 
5. While chicken nuggets are baking, wash, slice and prepare variety selected vegetable toppings for sandwich.
6. During last minute of baking, slice open hoagie roll and place on baking sheet to toast/warm.
7. Remove chicken nuggets and roll from oven.   Spread 1-2 Tbsp of spinach dressing on warm hoagie roll.  Layer with chicken nuggets.  If adding cheese, sprinkle over chicken nuggets to melt the cheese.  Layer remaining vegetable ingredients as desired, creating a garden chicken sandwich with many colors, flavors, and textures.
8. For complete menu- serve sandwich along with ½ cup coleslaw (see recipe below), ½ cup canned fruit or piece of fresh fruit, 1 cup skim or low fat milk.   Nutritious and Delicious.
9. Enjoy!