Reina pepiada torta (chicken avocado sandwich)

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A few years ago, my husband and I spent a summer in New York. We got to sample an amazing variety of food while we were there and one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants was a Venezuelan one called El Cocotero. We had never had Venezuelan food before and we quickly became hooked to all the different kinds of arepas they had on their menu. Reina pepiada was my husband's absolute favorite kind of arepa. It had a delicious chicken and avocado filling stuffed inside freshly made arepas. It was so, so good! <br /> <br />This dish is my attempt to recreate the reina pepiadas we gorged on in New York, with my own little spin on it. Since I did not have access to fresh arepas, I have substituted them with Mexican tortas (I found them at Costco) but I imagine that any good quality, crusty bread would work well for this sandwich. Try it sometime!