Who loves tandoori chicken? I know I do! I love that excellent smoky flavour, so why not have it at lunch? This is a perfect quick alternative to tandoori chicken, and you can enjoy it in a healthy lunch!

This Baked Tandoori Chicken sandwich is so satisfying and extremely easy to make! If you’ve got a craving for Indian food, then there’s no excuse not to have it! This sandwich can be made in no time! This recipe is also great to make ahead of time, so you can prepare enough sandwiches for your busy week ahead!

I made this sandwich one day when I wanted a simple and delicious lunch. I have a Tandoori Chicken Wrap recipe, but felt like making the tandoori chicken and sandwiching it in some delicious rye bread! I had some fresh lettuce and cucumbers lying around, so I thought these would be great to add into my sandwich. I also almost always have tomatoes in my sandwiches, so of course that was a must-have!

I’ve kept the toppings pretty basic so that the tandoori chicken can really shine. I’m baking the chicken here, and using a quick lunch-friendly marinade for it. You’ll still have tons of juiciness and the chicken breast will be bursting with flavour!

Ingredients for Baked Tandoori Chicken Sandwich

This sandwich uses just a couple of fresh ingredients!

For the Marinade

Lemon juice
Garlic
Ginger
Garam masala
Deggi mirch
Salt

If you don’t have Deggi mirch on hand, feel free to use paprika as a substitute!

For the Sandwich

Chicken breast
Rye bread
Tomato
English cucumber
Lettuce

If you don’t have rye bread, you can use any bread that you have on hand. I personally recommend a light rye for this bread to complement the chicken!

How to Make Baked Tandoori Chicken Sandwich

This baked tandoori chicken sandwich is so easy to make! That’s why it’s perfect to make for a busy weekday lunch. Even though tandoori chicken may seem intimidating to make, with this recipe it’s really simple and anyone can make this sandwich to satisfy their craving for Indian food! Here’s what you need to do:

Preheat an oven to 400 F. Prepare a medium-sized baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

To make the marinade, put your chicken breast in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add finely grated ginger, a minced clove of garlic, lemon juice, deggi mirch, garam masala, and salt.

Mix all the ingredients together, ensuring the chicken breast is entirely coated and everything is well combined. Let the chicken marinate for at least 10-15 minutes.

After the chicken has marinated, transfer it onto the baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on how strong your oven is.

Now begin assembling your sandwich. Add your lettuce to one side of a slice of bread.

Cut the chicken into strips and place them on the sandwich.

Top with the cucumber and tomato slices, then close the sandwich.

Cut into diagonal slices if desired, serve hot, and enjoy!

Let me know what you think of this recipe in the comments! If you’ve tried this recipe, be sure to post it on social media and tag it with #cookingwithanadi and mention me @cookingwithanadi. Thank you!

Yield: 2

Author: Anadi

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Tandoori Chicken Sandwich

This quick fix will not only fulfill your craving but keep you full for a while. Oven baked chicken breast with little to no oil, packed full of flavour with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. This also works amazingly well for make ahead lunches to go!

Prep time: 10 MCook time: 15 MTotal time: 25 M

Ingredients:

For the marinade

1 chicken breast
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 Tbsp deggi mirch (or paprika)
salt to taste

For the sandwich

4 slices rye bread
6-8 slices tomato, cut 1/4 inch thick
10-15 English cucumber slices, cut 1/8 inch thick
4-5 leaves Boston leaf lettuce
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

To prepare the chicken

Preheat your oven at 400 F. Prepare a medium-sized baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
Prepare the marinade by finely grating ginger and garlic into a medium sized bowl. Then add in lemon juice, deggi mirch, garam masala and salt. Whisk well to combine all the ingredients.
Add chicken to marinade and mix well. Let chicken marinate for at least 10-15 minutes while you prepare the ingredients for the sandwich. .
Transfer chicken to prepared sheet pan and bake for 15-20 minutes or until fully cooked*.

To assemble the sandwich

Prepare the sandwich by arrange the lettuce on one side of the bread. Cut chicken in strips and arrange on the sandwich.
Top with cucumber and tomato, sprinkle salt and pepper if desired and close the sandwich. Sandwich can be toasted/grilled if desired.
Cut at a diagonal for presentation points! Serve hot and enjoy!