This roasted garlic chicken BLT features a cheesy roasted garlic and parmesan spread which brings it over the top. Also, learn how to roast garlic on the grill so that you don’t have to heat up your home this summer!
Finally, the weather is starting to warm up and I’m excited. Is it just me, or do you all really start hating being stuck inside the second the weather starts to get a little warm and sunny? Even more so, I hate cooking big ordeals inside and even worse I can’t stand turning on the oven.The problem is, there are certain foods that I love year round – like roasted garlic. So what’s a girl to do when you’re craving that sweet, creamy goodness but you don’t want your oven running for an hour with the temperature creeping up?
Enter the grill. Seriously, we use the grill multiple times each day during the summer. Air conditioning ain’t cheap, guys! I do not want to heat up my house all summer long cooking. So we head outside to the grill. We use it for normal grilling needs, we use it as an oven, (I’ve baked on it before!) we use it with cast iron to cook things slowly. And we use it to roast garlic.
How to Roast Garlic on the Grill
Roasting garlic on the grill is beyond simple, my friends. With just garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, aluminum foil, your grill, and time you’ll have sweet, creamy deliciousness that is seriously delicious on anything.
First, cut off the tops of your garlic. I like to make sure the top of each clove is exposed, but it’s not 100% necessary- it definitely does make extraction easier, though.
Place your garlic on a square of tin foil. my squares were too big, but that’s fine. Next, season them with a glug of olive oil, some salt, and pepper before bringing up the sides and wrapping it up.
Set your grill to medium low and place on the RACK above the heat. Do NOT place it right on the grates because it will for sure burn. Let it go for 30-40 minutes, until the cloves are golden and super soft. There you go – you have beautifully roasted garlic!
So what do you do with it? Our favorite thing to do with it is this amazing roasted garlic and parmesan spread. It’s so good by itself on a sandwich, mixed into warm pasta with a little butter and more cheese, or added to a pesto for just about everything. But if you’re looking for an amazing sandwich, this is it!
Roasted Garlic Chicken BLT
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Spread Ingredients
- 2 heads of roasted garlic
- 2 TBS good quality grated parmesan
- Olive Oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Remove the roasted garlic cloves from its skin. If you don’t want to waste a single bit and have the time, they will easily come out when “peeled” but squeezing the whole thing from the base of the garlic head will get almost all of it out if you don’t have the time. Squeeze the garlic into either a bowl or a mortar and pestle – both will work fine. Mash up the garlic cloves. Next, mash in the cheese and then add in olive oil. Start with 1 TBS and continue to add until the spread is to the consistency you would like. I use about 2-3 TBS depending on the size of the garlic. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Roasted Garlic Chicken BLT Sandwich
- Bread
- Thinly sliced chicken breast
- Bacon
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Roasted garlic parmesan spread
Season and grill chicken. I season with salt, pepper and garlic powder because that’s how I season just about everything. While the chicken is grilling on medium/medium-high on one side, set your other side to low and throw on the bacon. Grill both until cooked through. During the last minutes, place bread on the grill to warm. Once everything is cooked and warm spread the bread with a liberal amount of spread. Top with bacon, chicken, lettuce and sliced tomato. Enjoy!
So tell me – do you use the grill a lot in the summer to avoid heating your home? What’s you favorite thing to use the grill for besides the common grilling foods? Do you like sandwiches more in the summer? Let me know in the comments!
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Heather @ Polyglot Jot says
wow this looks amazing. i love roasted garlic but have never made it on my own! My are renting at an apartment complex right now and dont have our own outdoor space for a grill so we have to grill at my parents or my sister’s place haha. Sad! I love grilled salmon best sooo good!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt says
You had me at roasted garlic! It looks amazing!
Celeste says
What a neat idea! My husband loves to grill all summer long, but I don’t think he’s ever roasted garlic before. I’ll have to pass this along to him. It looks delicious!
Jessie @ The Acquried Sass says
I’ve never made my own roasted garlic. But considering my favorite part of the garlic vinaigrette salad dressing we buy is eating the roasted garlic cloves from the empty bottle…it’s about damn time I start. This would be great to do while we’re already cooking some other things. I love to eat it plain, as does the BF, thankfully. But that spread sounds like it would be heavenly on just about anything. Ooh, or adding the cloves to hummus to make your own? YUM.
Kim says
GET IN MY BELLY! I cannot wait to try this!
Juliet @ Bowl of Cherries says
Oh wow I had no idea you could grill garlic! This is such a great idea. The pictures alone are making me hungry ❤︎
Gina Kirk says
These look absolutely amazing! Love the garlic tip, thank you!
Kristy @ Southern In Law says
Yum, yum, YUUUMMMMMM! I love love love roasted garlic so this is totally my kinda meal!
Morgan @ Blessed Messes says
Oh yum! I’m definitely filing this recipe away! Thanks for sharing!
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The Home Loving Wife says
Oh my goodness, this looks DELICIOUS!!!
Anita says
This looks so delicious!
Easy Peasy Life Matters says
This sounds sooooo heavenly!!! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Mother of 3 says
This looks sooo yummy! Pinned and can’t wait to try it.
SaarBlogs says
This looks SO delicious – I only just had breakfast and you basically made me hungry again!
Can’t wait to try it 🙂
Liz says
That looks divine!
Amberjane says
This sounds absolutely heavenly I must try it – thanks for sharing with Pin Worthy Wednesday Morgan
Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
This looks delish! And a great way to roast garlic. We could throw it on the grill as we are smoking meat or grilling veggies. Never thought of that. Great way to get what you want without heating up the house. I bet my daughter would love to use some of this in her homemade hummus!!! Thanks for sharing.
Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says
This looks so delicious and I really want to try roasting some garlic next time we grill out! Thanks for sharing your awesome recipe at Share The Wealth Sunday! xoxo
Pamela Shank says
Your sandwich looks awesome! I have never thought of roasting garlic on the grill but what a good idea. Thanks
Sandra Garth says
I want that sandwich for lunch and dinner it looks over the top good! Thanks for sharing your links with us again this week at Celebrate Your Story link party!
Theresa @DearCreatives says
I love garlic. I bet this is really good. I’ll have to try it on the grill sometime soon. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared. See you aga in soon.
Danita Carr says
Oh yum! This looks like a delicious sandwhich! #SmallVictories
Beverly says
This looks delicious and perfect for a summer day. I can imagine the wonderful flavor the garlic parmesan spread gives to the sandwich. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday. I’ll be featuring this at tomorrow’s party. Hope to see you there!