So you guys. You have to try this panini. It is so the perfect summer dinner. (along with fruit and chips, of course)
It's the Pioneer Woman's
grilled chicken and roasted pepper panini, with my own little changes. I made it for two instead of four, of course. And I left out the peppers because, honestly, roasting peppers really isn't exactly on my summer to-do list. Oh and I used cheddar because I am a cheddar girl. & I used only one slice per sandwich instead of two, because while I love cheddar, I don't deem it necessary.
You'll need:
1 large chicken breast, or 4 small tenderloins
4 whole sun dried tomatoes (or 1T of sun dried pesto, to make it easier on yourself)
1 1/2 T of regular pesto
1 T olive oil
1 T lemon juice (I was out of lemons so I used OJ and it worked beautifully)
kosher salt & ground pepper
a large dollop of mayo
4 slices of bread
2 slices of cheese (cheddar! cheddar! cheddar!)
2 T of butter
-mix your pestos, olive oil, lemon juice, s & p
-put half of this mixture in a baggie with your chicken and let marinate (the longer the better)
-mix the other half with your mayo and cover for later
-grill your chicken (or send your husband outside to do it)
-lay out your bread and spread with your mayo spread
-spread butter (I go thin here) on other side
-put 2 of your slices in a pan butter down and top with cheese & chicken & other slice (we used a panini pan here, but really anything will work)
slice & serve with food friends (I recommend chips & fruit during the summer!)
enjoy!
