Chicken and Mushroom Panini

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Kellie Gerber Kelley
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Gooey cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and earthy mushrooms join chicken for a tasty sandwich you can quickly prepare in a grill pan or panini press.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups presliced cremini mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup canola mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 8 (1 1/2-ounce) slices ciabatta or sourdough bread
- 8 ounces chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
- 4 (1-ounce) slices reduced-fat provolone cheese
Preparation
1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add mushrooms and garlic to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat; set aside.
2. Combine mayonnaise, tomatoes, and capers in a mini food processor; pulse until well combined. Spread 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture over each of 4 bread slices; top each with 1/4 cup mushroom mixture, 2 ounces chicken, 1 cheese slice, and 1 bread slice.
3. Heat a large grill pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sandwiches to pan. Place a cast-iron or other heavy skillet on top of sandwiches; press gently to flatten sandwiches. Cook 2 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwiches while they cook).
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 474
- Fat:
- 15.5g (sat 4.1g,mono 7.6g,poly 2.6g)
- Protein:
- 33.7g
- Carbohydrate:
- 49.9g
- Fiber:
- 2.2g
- Cholesterol:
- 63mg
- Iron:
- 3.7mg
- Sodium:
- 974mg
- Calcium:
- 57mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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This was filling, but that's about it. I found it boring and one dimensional, the flavors of the sundried tomato and capers did not come out as much as I expected.06/01/10
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I love new panini recipes. I like to try one every Friday night. This one was great!. I did omit the sun dried tomatoes because they bother my stomach. I also added some fresh rosemary. The sandwich is so good. You can use any cheese you have such as swiss or mozzarella too. I had a nice ciabatta roll that I used. This is a great use for leftover chicken but you can always use grilled chicken breasts as well. I would recommend this!01/07/10




