Tonight I decided to cook up a little something different for the hubby and me. For some reason I was craving a panini. I love paninis. I'm not sure why...I think it's the grilled sandwich aspect. Anyway, I decided that I would attempt to whip up some sort of chicken basil pesto panini. I figured it couldn't be that difficult. I was right. I had fun and my paninis were a hit! :) Ryan and I both loved them! They were delicious! :) Here's what I did to make just enough for the two of us....
I bought a mini (8 inch) loaf of french bread.
Basil Pesto
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- Just under 1 Tbl extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
I blended the above ingredients in my mini magic bullet.
Panini
- Basil pesto (above)
- French bread, sliced in half
- Grilled chicken breast slices
- Smoked provolone cheese
- Butter
- EVOO
- Grill the chicken slices in a little bit of EVOO.
- Spread the basil pesto on both halves of the french bread.
- Put grilled chicken slices on the bottom half of the french bread.
- Cover with three slices of smoked provolone cheese.
- Close the sandwich.
- Butter the outer edges of both top and bottom of the sandwich.
- Place sandwich top down on the frying pan and firmly press the panini press down on top of the sandwich.
- Cook until underside is light golden brown.
- Flip sandwich over and again firmly press panini press on the sandwich.
- Cook until light golden brown.
- Remove panini from pan.
- Cut panini in half.
- Serve and enjoy!!
Here are a few pictures of the process! :)
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| Add Grilled Chicken Slices |
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| Add Smoked Provolone |
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| Press Firmly |
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| Panini Press |
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| Bottom Golden Brown |
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| Top Golden Brown |
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Delicious finished product!
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