Roast chicken, cheese and kimchi toastie

  • Portion size: Serves 1
  • Hands-on time 15 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Transform a cheese toastie by adding roast chicken and kimchi. Oozy, melty and spicy, this easy recipe is a dream come true for your leftovers.

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Ingredients

  • 80g leftover roast chicken, or cooked chicken, roughly shredded
  • 2 slices thick white bloomer bread
  • 50-100g kimchi, drained (see Know-how)
  • 50g mature cheddar, grated
  • 50g cooking mozzarella (the dry stuff), grated – we used Galbani
  • Knob of unsalted butter, softened

You’ll also need

  • Non-stick frying pan
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Method

  1. Layer the leftover roast chicken on one slice of the bread, then top with the kimchi and cheeses. Sandwich together with the remaining slice of bread and spread the outsides with the butter.
  2. Heat a medium non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and cook the sandwich for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden and the cheese has melted. Serve with extra kimchi on the side.
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  • Nutrition

    • 701kcals Calories
    • 39.4g (22g saturated) Fat
    • 49g Protein
    • 36.5g (2.2g sugars) Carbs
    • 2.3g Fibre
    • 2.7g Salt

    Quick wins & tips

    Don’t waste it Add leftover kimchee to soups, stews, tacos or burgers for an extra kick.

    Cook smarter

    Kimchi (or kimchee), from Korea, is a fermented mix of cabbage or other veg, flavoured with chilli, garlic and spices. Find it in some large supermarkets, Asian stores and health food shops or make our cabbage and carrot kimchi recipe. Some kimchi is stronger and spicier than others. Taste it and adjust the quantity you use.

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