Grilled Chicken Sandwich

While living in California I was introduced to very delicious grilled chicken recipe.

The grilled chicken breast sandwich recipe, that I've grown to love includes avocado, a local favorite in the city in which I lived.

A freshly grilled chicken breast combined with sliced avocado, hickory smoked bacon, bibb lettuce, ripe tomato and red onions on a toasted brioche bun, makes for a wonderful eating experience.

I must admit the bibb lettuce and brioche bun are quite fancy. In fact these ingredients can be substituted if you like. You can use your favorite lettuce and whatever type bun that appeals to your taste.

A little prep work is required if you want to grill the best chicken breast ever. Contrary to what most people might believe, you can't just take thaw out a frozen chicken breast, throw it on the grill and hope for the best. My advise to you is to go with a fresh chicken breast that has been sufficiently marinated before grilling.

Grilled Chicken Breast

First off make your chicken marinade. In a plastic 1 gallon bag, combine your ingredients consisting of olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper, salt, garlic, onion, thyme and cumin. Mix marinade well before adding fresh chicken breast.

Add chicken to marinade and seal bag. Refrigerate and allow to marinate for 6-8 hours, turning every two hours.

Now that your chicken breast are marinated its time to start the grill. Fire up your charcoal grill and burn coals until they are red hot. Grill your marinated chicken six inches from ash hot coals until done. As long as you don't over cook your chicken breast they should not dry out.

You'll know your chicken breast are done when they reach an internal temperature of 165 F and clear white juice oozes from the cooked chicken.

Remove chicken from the grill and allow to cool briefly before fixing your sandwich.

Start off by adding your favorite condiment to one side of the bun, then add on top a grilled chicken breast and top with cooked hickory smoked bacon. On the other bun add lettuce, tomato, onion and avocado. That completes your sandwhich.