Easy way to prepare an Italian grilled chicken Panini
Have you been craving an Italian dish and you don’t know what to have for lunch? Try out the Panini sandwich.
A panini is a sandwich made using a variance of Italian bread like the baguette, ciabatta, focaccia and michetta. It is usually served hot by grilling or toasting.
Cooking time
10 minutes
Recipe category
Snack
Recipe cuisine
Italian
Cooking method
Grilling
Recipe Yield
2 servings
Ingredients
1 ciabatta bread, cut in half horizontally
3 tablespoons pesto sauce
2 plum tomatoes, sliced
1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
2 slices fontina cheese
Instructions
- Use pesto to spread the bottom slice of the bread then top it with cheese, tomato slices and chicken.
- Preheat the panini press or toaster.
- Place the sandwich in the panini press and cook 3 to 4 minutes or till the cheese melts and bread gets toasted.
- Cut into quarters. and serve hot.
Your panini is ready! Serve hot.