Pesto, Chicken and Tomato Bocconcini Melts
with Caramelized Onions, Crispy Shallots and Pesto Aioli
Get your camera out because these bocconcini melts are Insta-ready with their unreal cheese pull! They don't just look good, either — basil pesto and balsamic caramelized onions also pack huge flavour into these handhelds. Can't decide between salad or potato wedges on the side? No worries, because we're giving you both!
Ingredients: Russet potato • Chicken breast • Roma tomatoes • Ciabatta roll (unbleached untreated enriched wheat flour flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sea salt, yeast, malted barley flour) (barley, wheat) • Yellow onion • Bocconcini cheese (pasteurized milk, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, bacterial culture) (milk) • Basil pesto (basil (basil leaves, sunflower oil, salt, ascorbic acid), water, soy oil, canola & extra virgin olive oil, potato flakes, parsley, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, rennet/ microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), salt, spices, modified corn starch, nutritional yeast, citric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Arugula and spinach mix (arugula, spinach) • Balsamic glaze (sugars (sugar, glucose), balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, sulphites), water, vinegar, xanthan gum, caramel, potassium sorbate, sulphites) (sulphites) • Mayonnaise (canola and/or soy oil, liquid whole egg, frozen egg yolk, water, salt, sugar, vinegar, concentrated lemon juice, spice extract, mustard, lactic acid, calcium disodium EDTA) (mustard, egg) • Crispy shallots (onion, palm oil, wheat flour, salt) (wheat) • Garlic.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
2 unit(s)
Ciabatta Roll
(Contains Wheat, Barley May contain Sesame, Soy, Walnuts, Oats, Rye, Triticale)
100 g
Bocconcini Cheese
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Yellow Onion
2 tbsp
Balsamic Glaze
(Contains Sulphites May contain Milk, Mustard, Egg, Sesame, Wheat, Gluten, Crustaceans, Soy, Fish)
2 unit(s)
Tomato
¼ cup
Basil Pesto
(Contains Milk May contain Sulphites, Tree nuts, Soy)
56 g
Arugula and Spinach Mix
2 tbsp
Mayonnaise
(Contains Egg, Mustard May contain Crustaceans, Fish, Gluten, Milk, Mustard, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Wheat)
2 unit(s)
Russet Potato
1 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
28 g
Crispy Shallots
(Contains Wheat May contain Gluten)
2 unit(s)
Chicken Breasts
Not included in your delivery
½ tsp
Salt*
1.5 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
¼ tsp
Pepper*
3 tbsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Cut potatoes into 1/2-inch wedges.
- Add potatoes and 1 tbsp oil to an unlined baking sheet. (NOTE: For 4 ppl, use 2 baking sheets, with 1 tbsp oil per sheet.) Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
- Roast in the middle of the oven, flipping halfway through, until tender and golden-brown, 24-26 min. (NOTE: For 4 ppl, roast in the middle and bottom of the oven, rotating sheets halfway through.)
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange on an unlined baking sheet. Drizzle 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil over top. Bake in the top of the oven until golden and cooked through, 16-18 min. **
- Meanwhile, heat a medium pot over medium heat.
- While the pot heats, peel, then cut onion into 1/4-inch slices.
- When the pot is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) butter, then swirl the pot until melted. (NOTE: Save softened butter for step 4.)
- Add onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 6-8 min.
- Add half the balsamic glaze and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) water, then season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are dark golden-brown, 4-5 min.
- Remove the pot from the heat.
- Meanwhile, peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Halve rolls.
- Tear bocconcini into bite size pieces.
- Cut 2 slices (4 slices) from the thickest part of tomato. Transfer tomato slices to a paper towel-lined plate. Season both sides with salt, then set aside.
- Cut remaining tomato into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Add pesto and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) garlic to a small bowl. (NOTE: Reference garlic guide.) Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine. Set aside.
- Add remaining balsamic glaze and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine.
- When potato wedges are almost done, arrange rolls on another unlined baking sheet, cut-side up.
- Spread 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) softened butter on cut sides, then season with pepper.
- Toast rolls in the top of the oven until lightly golden, 4-5 min. (TIP: Keep an eye on rolls so they don't burn!)
- Transfer top rolls to a plate, leaving bottom rolls on the baking sheet.
- When potato wedges are done, remove the baking sheet from the oven, then switch the oven to high broil.
- Pat tomato slices dry with paper towels.
- Spread half the garlicky pesto on bottom rolls, then top with tomato slices. Season with salt and pepper. Top with bocconcini.
- Return assembled bottom rolls to the middle of the oven until bocconcini melts, 3-4 min. (TIP: Keep an eye on rolls so they don't burn!)
- Meanwhile, add mayo to the bowl with remaining garlicky pesto, then stir to combine.
- Add arugula and spinach mix and chopped tomatoes to the bowl with vinaigrette, then toss to coat.
- Thinly slice chicken.
- Carefully stack caramelized onions, chicken, some crispy shallots and some dressed greens on melted bocconcini. Close melts with top rolls.
- Divide melts, potato wedges and remaining salad between plates.
- Sprinkle remaining crispy shallots over salad.
- Serve pesto aioli alongside for dipping.
If you've opted to add chicken breasts, while potatoes roast, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange on an unlined baking sheet. Drizzle 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil over top. Bake in the top of the oven until golden and cooked through, 16-18 min.**
Thinly slice chicken. Divide chicken between rolls.
