Chicken Pesto Sandwich with Easy Tomato Soup

Name: Chicken Pesto Sandwich with Easy Tomato Soup
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 20 ounces cherry tomatoes; 1 1/2 cups white onion; 1 shallot, quartered; 2 cloves garlic, cut in half; 2 Tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper to taste; 2 cups vegetable stock; 3/4 cup tomato puree; 2 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning Blend (or 3/4 tsp dried basil and 3/4 tsp dried Oregano); 2 bone-in, skin on chicken breasts; 4 Tbsp store-bought pesto; 2-3 Tbsp sliced sundried tomatoes in oil; 1-2 Tbsp Pinenuts; Take and Bake Rolls; Mayonaise to taste; Fresh Greens

7 steps

Prep:40minCook:1h

A delicious Chicken Pesto Sandwich and Easy Tomato Soup make the perfect soup and sandwich combination for taking to work or school.

Updated at: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:42:36 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

20 ouncescherry tomatoes

1 ½ cupswhite onion

2 clovesgarlic

2 Tbspolive oil

2 cupsvegetable stock

¾ cuptomato puree

2 Tbsptomato paste

1 ½ tspItalian Seasoning Blend

or 3/4 tsp dried basil and 3/4 tsp dried Oregano

2chicken breasts

bone-in, skin on

4 Tbsppesto

store-bought

2 Tbspsundried tomatoes in oil

1 TbspPinenuts

Instructions

Step 1

FOR THE SOUP:

Step 2

Place the tomatoes, onions, shallots, and garlic on a sheet pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste and drizzle with olive oil.

Step 3

Roast at 450F for 15 minutes until tomatoes are blistered and slightly charred. Transfer to a blender. Add the vegetable stock and blend until smooth. Transfer to a large soup pot.

Step 4

Whisk in tomato puree and tomato paste, add Italian seasoning.

Step 5

FOR THE SANDWICHES:

Step 6

Roast chicken at 400F until cooked through. Allow to cool, shred the chicken off the bone, ross with pesto, sundried tomatoes, and pinenuts.

Step 7

Bake the take and Bake Rolls according to package instructions. Slice in half spread each half with mayonnaise. Spoon in the chicken pesto salad, top with greens serve with the soup!

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