{"id":3848,"date":"2026-04-19T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:28:30","slug":"chicken-and-pepperoni-pizza-melts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/chicken-and-pepperoni-pizza-melts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken and Pepperoni Pizza Melts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Chicken and Pepperoni Pizza Melts<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup pepperoni slices<\/li>\n<li>8 slices of sandwich bread (Italian, sourdough, or white)<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup pizza sauce (plus more for dipping)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the filling<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix the cooked chicken with pizza sauce until well coated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the melts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.<\/li>\n<li>Place 4 slices (butter-side down) on a pan or skillet.<\/li>\n<li>Layer with mozzarella cheese, chicken mixture, and pepperoni slices.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle garlic powder and Italian seasoning on top.<\/li>\n<li>Add another layer of cheese, then top with remaining bread slices (butter-side up).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat a skillet over medium heat. Cook sandwiches for 3\u20134 minutes per side, until golden brown and the cheese is melted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove from heat, slice in half, and serve warm with extra pizza sauce for dipping.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>\u00a0Tips<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add veggies like bell peppers or mushrooms for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Use a panini press instead of a skillet for crispier melts.<\/li>\n<li>Swap mozzarella with provolone or cheddar for a twist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicken and Pepperoni Pizza Melts \u00a0Ingredients 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced 1 cup pepperoni slices 8 slices of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3850,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848\/revisions\/3850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}