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Family meals are incredibly important.
So is being able to make a chicken sandwich in your hotel room (with a toaster oven) for your entire family of seven.
Yeah. We did it. 🙂
Actually, creating a chicken sandwich recipe that your family will love is easier than you might think. That is, it’s easy when you’re using restaurant quality Tyson Crispy Chicken Breast Bites for the chicken portion of the sandwich.
Time Saving Shortcut
The chicken breast bites are truly a fantastic shortcut that allowed me to create a delicious crispy chicken sandwich quickly and easily before I had to be at the next session of a blog conference that I recently attended. It sounds adventurous to make this kind of family meal in a hotel room, but it not only saved us money, it also added some variety into our meals as we traveled.
Here’s how we did it:
First, we took a shopping trip to Sam’s Club, and after I had picked up all of the ingredients that I needed to create chicken sandwiches, we headed back to the hotel room and started cooking!
You can see my shopping trip to the Arkansas Sam’s Club right here.
How to Make Crispy Chicken Sandwiches
I used a toaster oven to cook the chicken breast bites, but all you need to do to cook the chicken is to follow the instructions right on the package. Once your chicken bites are in the oven, you can get started on preparing the ingredients that’ll go inside the sandwich.
I topped our chicken sandwiches with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and provolone cheese. For the buns, I used slightly smaller buns that you might normally use for a burger, but I wouldn’t call them ‘mini’ buns, either. They were sort of in between normal and mini-size. Simply use whatever works best for your family, though you could definitely use the chicken bites to make ‘mini’ chicken sandwiches, too.
Once the chicken breast bites are done, take them out of the oven, and either (very carefully) on the same baking sheet or on a new baking sheet place the chicken bites directly onto the bottom half of the bun. Place the top half of the bun on the baking sheet as well, though not on top of the chicken – just off to the side. Then place the cheese directly on top of the chicken bites. Put the baking sheet back into the oven and turn it on broil. Cook just until you see that the cheese has melted, then take the baking sheet out of the oven.
Put the chicken sandwiches on plates and assemble with the romaine lettuce and tomato.
Once your crispy chicken sandwiches are assembled, give yourself a big pat on the back for creating a quick delicious meal, then dig in, and enjoy.
We had kettle chips as our side, which was kind of a no-brainer as a side item since we weren’t at home, and chips just pair well with chicken sandwiches.
Final Thoughts
My family truly loved the crispy chicken breast bites, and I love that I was able to make a family meal in little time that was satisfying and left them asking for more the next day.
What’s your favorite shortcut in the kitchen?
If you’d like to try the New Tyson Crispy Chicken Breast Bites, be on the lookout for demos of this product at participating Sam’s Clubs in early May.
Jenna Wood says
I wanted to pin your beautiful slider, but it seems pinterest is disabled (probably to protect your images). I’m going to make these anyway!
Sandra says
Hi Jenna, sorry about that. I think there must’ve been a glitch, because I was able to pin the recipe to two boards. 🙂
I’m glad you liked the recipe! These chicken sandwiches are so easy and versatile, the steps are super easy to remember.
Jenna Wood says
Ha! I tried to Pin the bottom image with my right click, and it does not give me the option, but the header does- pinned 🙂
Sandra says
I’m glad you were able to pin it, Jenna! 🙂
Gina H says
What a great idea and a great way to save money for while traveling
Sandra says
Thanks, Gina! I was so pleased that these turned out so well while we were away from home.
Shelly says
These look really yummy. I know in the past when we have traveled I have cooked in our hotel room too. It does save money and with my family’s food allergies we can’t always find somewhere to eat out that will be safe. These looks like a nice quick lunch.
Sandra says
Hi Shelly, it really was a fast and easy meal. I only had a short amount of time before I had to be at the next conference event and we were able to pull these off so that I could make it in time.
I agree that eating in the hotel room saves a lot of money, and it’s a great option for people with food allergies, too!
janet says
These look yummy and a great way to save money when the family is traveling.
Sandra says
Definitely a great way to save money while traveling, Janet. 🙂
Sarea says
This post made my mouth water! Great photos. I wanted to eat them!
Sandra says
Lol, Sarea! They were delicious!
Christy says
I love to do these simple meal ideas when traveling as a family. It does save a lot of money and frees up more time for other things. These look great. I can’t wait to find these Tyson Crispy Bites at my Sam’s Club. I’ll be trying out your recipe for sure!
Sandra says
Hi Christy, so true that it saves time and money, and it also creates a fun memory. Like, “remember the time when we packed the toaster oven and mommy made the best chicken sandwiches…”