Description
Savor the delicious flavors of Italy with this Italian Chicken Panini, featuring juicy chicken, zesty pesto, and melted mozzarella on perfectly toasted Italian bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 slices Italian bread
- 2 tablespoons pesto
- 1 chicken breast
- cooked and sliced in half lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons red onion
- slivered
- 1/4 cup roasted red peppers
- thinly sliced
- 4 ounces low moisture
- part skim mozzarella
- shredded or thinly sliced
- Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Preheat your panini press or grill.
- Spread pesto on one side of each slice of Italian bread.
- Layer the sliced chicken, red onion, roasted red peppers, and mozzarella evenly on two slices of bread.
- Top with the remaining slices of bread, pesto side down.
- Lightly spray the outside of the sandwiches with cooking spray.
- Grill in the panini press or on a stovetop grill for 5-7 minutes, until the bread is golden and the cheese is melted.
- Cut the paninis in half and serve warm.
Notes
For added flavor, consider marinating the chicken in Italian herbs before cooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilled / Panini Press
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 760 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
Keywords: Italian Chicken Panini, chicken sandwich, panini recipe, Italian recipe, grilled sandwich