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Begin by preparing all of your ingredients as detailed in the above list.
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Have a medium sized bowl of ice water prepared as well.
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
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Add the broccoli florets into the pot and cook for roughly 5 minutes or until just tender.
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Once they are just tender, remove them from the water using a slotted spoon and place them into the iced water to stop them from cooking and retain that great green color.
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Pour out the hot broccoli water and drain the cooled broccoli.
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Return the pot back to the stove, and place on low heat.
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Add the torn chicken, the broccoli, and the cheddar cheese.
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Add just about a tablespoon of water just to steam and warm the chicken and cheese.
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Heat a large skillet on medium to medium low heat.
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Butter the top side of each slice of bread.
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Add one slice of bread, butter side down, onto the skillet.
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Top that with one slice of American cheese.
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I cut the slice in half so it fit better onto the bread.
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Spoon the broccoli, cheese, and chicken mixture on top of the slice of American cheese.
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Top that with another slice of American cheese, then top with the other slice of bread, butter side up.
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Heat each side, until nice and golden.
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Once the bottom is golden, carefully flip the sandwich with a large spatula, and cook the remaining side until that is nice and golden.
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It should take about 4 minutes or so per side.
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I set a cast iron bacon weight on top of the sandwich as it cooked, just to get everything nice and melted.
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I will leave that up to you if you want to go that route.
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Remove it from the skillet, slice and serve.
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My wife and I totally fell in love with this sandwich.
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It is everything you want in an awesome broccoli and cheese pairing.
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And well, lets just say that little bit of chicken and caraway bread really made it even better.
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I hope you enjoy.
