Chicken Muffuletta

Name: Chicken Muffuletta
Ingredients: 3 cups chopped seeded tomato (about 2 medium); Cooking spray; 8 cups diced peeled eggplant (about 1 pound); 1 1/2 cups chopped onion; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 1/3 cups chopped pimiento-stuffed olives (about 7 ounces); 1/4 cup chopped pepperoncini (about 5 medium); 4 ounces sharp provolone cheese, finely diced (about 1 cup); 2/3 cup (2 ounces) chopped reduced-fat hard salami; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 4 (8-ounce) loaves French bread; 1 pound skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast, thinly sliced

14 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 cups chopped seeded tomato (about 2 medium)
Cooking spray
8 cups diced peeled eggplant (about 1 pound)
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/3 cups chopped pimiento-stuffed olives (about 7 ounces)
1/4 cup chopped pepperoncini (about 5 medium)
4 ounces sharp provolone cheese, finely diced (about 1 cup)
2/3 cup (2 ounces) chopped reduced-fat hard salami
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
4 (8-ounce) loaves French bread
1 pound skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast, thinly sliced

Directions

1

Spread tomato evenly onto several layers of heavy-duty paper towels. Cover with additional paper towels; let stand 10 minutes.
2

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add eggplant and onion; saute 10 minutes or until eggplant is tender and beginning to brown. Stir in thyme and pepper; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Spoon eggplant mixture into a large bowl.
3

Coat pan with cooking spray. Add tomato; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir tomato into eggplant mixture. Cool to room temperature.
4

Stir olives and next 5 ingredients (through vinegar) into eggplant mixture.
5

Cut French bread loaves in half horizontally. Hollow out top and bottom halves of bread, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell; reserve torn bread for another use. Spread about 3 tablespoons olive mixture over bottom half of each loaf. Arrange chicken evenly on bottom halves. Top chicken evenly with remaining 3 tablespoons olive mixture; cover with top halves of loaves. Wrap loaves with plastic wrap; refrigerate up to 24 hours. Cut each loaf into 3 pieces just before serving.