Grilled Chicken Sandwich + Spinach Salad - 4 stars

grilled sandwiches are such a great weeknight meal for me to make. there are so many different ways i can make them, and they are ALWAYS good. :-)

for these, i made a dry spice rub called emeril's creole seasoning (aka emeril's essence). it's a spice mixture that's used in a lot of emeril lagasse's recipes. although it's not overly spicy, it does have a bit of a kick to it. it's also a really good way to use up spices that might be getting old.... which i seem to have a lot of. :-)

i rubbed the spice mixture on chicken breasts and cooked them in a pan over medium high heat until they were done. i sliced them into thinner cuts, and layered them on some onion buns with mayo, dijon, onion, tomato, cheese (soy for me!), and pepperoncinis. to "grill" them, i melted a bit of butter in the frying pan, put the sandwich in there, and put a heavy lid on top of it to press the sandwich together and get it good and browned on the outside. mmmmmm.....

had a spinach salad on the side with blueberries, green onion and cucumber. easy and very yum!



Emeril's Creole Seasoning (courtesy of Food Network):

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried leaf oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

Directions

Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.