- Kitchen Knife: Essential for cutting and dicing ingredients like chicken, vegetables, and cheese.
- Cutting Board: A surface on which to safely cut and prepare ingredients without damaging countertops or dishes.
- Mixing Bowl: For combining dressings, marinades, or mixing slaw components.
- Food Processor: Useful for quickly chopping vegetables like romaine lettuce and for shredding cheese efficiently.
- Chef's Knife (Alternative to a Kitchen Knife): A versatile knife, particularly good for slicing or dicing fruits and veggies in moderate sizes.
- Measuring Cups & Spoons: Essential for precise measurements of ingredients like spices or salad dressings.
- Tongs: For safely handling hot items or mixing slaw without contaminating surfaces with juice from raw meat or vegetables.
- Sandwich Press (Alternative to a Kitchen Knife & Cutting Board): Can be used for grilling sandwiches evenly and enhancing flavors by pressing ingredients together.
- Skillet or Frying Pan: For sautéing onions, garlic, or cooking the chicken if you prefer to pan-fry it before assembling your sandwich.
- Colander (Alternative to a Mixing Bowl & Food Processor): Useful for rinsing vegetables like lettuce under cold water quickly and efficiently.
4 large dried guajillo chiles or dried New Mexico chiles, stemmed, seeded
5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
3 cups thinly sliced romaine hearts
1 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 7-ounce can pickled sliced jalapeños (jalapeños en escabèche), drained, 1/4 cup juice reserved
4 6- to 7-inch-long French baguette pieces, halved horizontally, toasted
8 ounces Cotija or feta cheese, sliced
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