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Paninese Beginning of their US invasion at the end of the 90s, taking menus in Big City Italian restaurants and corner cafes. Now they propagated nationally, appearing on menus in places likePanera, Cosí, good pain, and evenDunkin Donuts. The problem is that these sandwiches usually suffer from an overdose of cheese and condiment, accumulating caloric totals similar to a half-book hamburger. Keep this simple with thischicken Panini Recipe: a light and a healthy spacing like a pesto, a low calorie cheese like a fresh mozz and a lean white meat chicken layer deliver all the same flavor and tasty crisp for a fraction of calories.

Nutrition:450 calories, 15 g of grease (8 g saturated), 820 mg of sodium

Serve 4

You will need

8 slices of whole grain leaven bread
4 c. Homemade or prepared pesto soup
4 oz mozzarella fresh, finely trench (the fresh mozzarella is both tasty and lower in calories than ordinary mozz, but it is also more expensive. Any mozzarella of the torn party of the sparkling part will work as a solid substitution But if you can, support a local farmers market. And pick up fees.)
3/4 lb cooked chicken
1/2 cup roasted red peppers
Olive oil

How to do it

1. Heat a bigcast iron or a grilling pan on medium heat.
2. Spread 4 pieces of bread with 1 tablespoon of the pesto each.
3. Layer each piece with equal amounts of the slices of mozzarella, chicken and red peppers.
4. Add a light film of olive oil to the pan; When hot, cook sandwiches (2 at a time, if necessary) until the bread is crisp and the cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. (For best results, use a fork to weigh sandwiches.)

Eat

Do not worry about $ 100 on a panini machine, it's unique ponies that take valuable cooking storage spaces. (In fact, never dock kitchen equipment for single use.) Instead, try using aGeorge Foreman Grill, that millions of Americans are already overversive for indoor grilling. Simply slide the sandwich on preheated grids (no butter or oil) and gross until crisp on the outside and melted inside. You do not have to foreign? A hot stove and something heavy to weigh the excellent sandwich job in a pinch.

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