Chicken Pepper Panini

6 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 slices hearty multigrain bread (or ciabatta bread)
  • 13 cup mayonnaise (or salad dressing)
  • 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil (if you don't have basil, try some parsley and spinach or arugala or greens of choice)
  • 1 12 cups sliced cooked deli-roasted chicken (or shredded, or lefotver chicken)
  • 12 cup bottled roasted sweet red pepper, drained and cut into strips (or homemade)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat an electric sandwich press, a covered indoor grill, a grill pan, or a 12-inch skillet.
  2. 2
    To assemble sandwiches, spread one side of each bread slice with the mayonnaise.
  3. 3
    Layer basil, chicken, and roasted sweet peppers on 4 of the bread slices.
  4. 4
    Top with remaining bread slices, mayonnaise sides down.
  5. 5
    Brush both sides of each sandwich with oil.
  6. 6
    Place sandwiches (half at a time, if necessary) in the sandwich press or indoor grill; cover and cook about 6 minutes or until bread is toasted.
  7. 7
    (If using a grill pan or skillet, place sandwiches on grill pan.
  8. 8
    Weight sandwiches down(with a heavy skillet or a pie pan with a few cans of vegetables in it) and grill about 2 minutes or until bread is lightly toasted.
  9. 9
    Turn sandwiches over, weight down, and grill until remaining side is lightly toasted.
  10. 10
    Makes 4 sandwiches.

Products Matching These Ingredients

More Recipes to Try