Chicken Mozzarella Panini With Red Peppers And Onions Food

CHICKEN PESTO PANINIS

Steps:

• Preheat a panini grill.
• Slice each quarter of focaccia bread in half horizontally. Spread each half with pesto. Layer bottom halves with equal amounts chicken, bell pepper, onion, and cheese. Top with remaining focaccia halves, forming 4 sandwiches.
• Grill paninis 5 minutes in the preheated grill, or until focaccia bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.

ITALIAN CHICKEN PANINI

Steps:

• Slather both sides of ciabatta rolls with pesto, lots of pesto.
• Top with chicken through mozzarella cheese.
• Heat panini press and coat with cooking spray.
• Place sandwiches inside. I do one at a time since my panini press isn't that large.
• When sandwich is heated though and the cheese is melted, remove and serve immediately.
• If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!

RED PEPPER AND MOZZARELLA STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
• On a clean work surface, slice garlic clove in half and generously rub over 4 chicken breasts on all sides.
• Using a sharp knife, begin about ⅓-inch beneath the skin, slice through the length of the breast without cutting all the way through. Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper.
• In a large iron skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and add the 4 chicken breasts skin side down, you may work in batches if you wish. Cook for about 4-5 minutes until the skin is golden brown. Turn and cook for another 4-5 minutes on the other side. Remove from heat and cool for a few minutes.
• Once cooled, stuff 2-3 tablespoons of shredded mozzarella cheese into each chicken breast.
• Add 2-3 strips of roasted pepper to each stuffed chicken breast.
• Finally, add 2-3 slices of pepperoni atop the shredded mozzarella.
• Cook in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes until the chicken is completely cooked and the cheese has melted then increase the heat to 450 °F and cook for another 5 minutes until pepperoni and chicken skins are extra crispy.
• Serve with sides of your choice.

GRILLED CHICKEN AND ROASTED RED PEPPER PANINI

Steps:

• CHICKENSlightly flatten chicken with a mallet (just until uniform thickness.)In a blender or food processor, puree sundried tomatoes, pesto, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Add half the mixture to a ziploc bag with the chicken breasts. Smush around to coat the chicken, then refrigerate for several hours or overnight. After marinating, heat heavy skillet or grill to medium. Grill or cook chicken until done. Slice chicken into strips. SPREADIn a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 3 tablespoons of the sundried tomato mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed. ROASTED RED PEPPERSIf you have a gas cooktop, blacken red peppers directly over the flame. (If you do not have a gas cooktop, blacken them directly under the oven broiler.) Completely blacken/char on all sides, then immediately seal in a ziploc bag. Allow peppers to sit, sealed, in the bag for at least 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove from bag and use fingers to slip off the blackened skin. (Don't be afraid to leave some black bits!) Lop off the top, cut in half, then seed and slice into strips. Set aside. TO ASSEMBLETo make the panini, spread generous amounts of the sundried tomato/pesto spread on one side of all the pieces of bread. On four of the pieces, arrange 1/4 of the chicken slices, 1/4 of the pepper slices, and two pieces of provolone. To with the other four pieces of bread with the spread face down. Butter both sides of sandwich, then grill in panini maker or on a skillet over medium-low heat. (If you use a skillet, set a heavy pan or skillet on top of the sandwich as each side browns.)Slice sandwiches in half and serve immediately with cold grapes. Delish!

CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS, ONIONS, & BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat until lightly smoking.
• Brown the chicken well on each side, about 7 to 8 minutes.
• Move the chicken to a plate.
• Add the onions and peppers to the pan, and cook until they are tender and softened, stirring often, about 6 to 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook another minute or two until fragrant.
• Add the wine, and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan until the wine has almost completely been absorbed.
• Stir in the balsamic vinegar and chopped parsley.
• Return the chicken to the pan, along with any juices on the plate and cover the chicken with the pepper mixture.
• Continue to cook until the chicken is completely cooked, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

ROSIE PANINI

Steps:

• Warm the chicken in a skillet or microwave for 30 seconds. Split the ciabatta rolls. On the bottom half of each roll, place 2 slices of mozzarella. Spread a tablespoon of Roasted Red Pepper over each, then top with the arugula and chicken. Spread with another tablespoon of pesto and top with 2 more slices of mozzarella. Place the tops of the rolls on the sandwiches.
• Cook the sandwiches in a panini press until hot and crispy. Serve with Broccoli Crunch Salad.
• Combine the basil and garlic in a food processor and process until finely chopped. With the processor running, add the olive oil and process until smooth. Add the Parmesan, goat cheese and roasted red peppers and process again until smooth. The pesto can be refrigerated for about 1 week.
• Combine the broccoli, Cheddar, cranberries, raisins and red onions in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar and some salt and pepper; taste and adjust the seasoning (it should taste sweet, salty and tangy). Add the dressing to the salad and stir to combine well. Adjust the seasoning as needed. The salad keeps well in the refrigerator for about 2 days.

CHICKEN MOZZARELLA PANINI WITH RED PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Flatten chicken breasts and season them with Natures Seasoning and Olive oil. Let marinate while doing the next steps.
• Cut the red peppers into 5 wedges per pepper so they can lay flat on grill or you can substitute sliced sun dried tomatoes right out of the jar instead of peppers. These are ready to put right on the sandwich without grilling if you prefer.
• Slice the red onion into rings.
• Coat the onions and peppers with olive oil.
• Heat up your grill for panini on high. I use the Cuisinart Griddler I just got and it is excellent because it adjusts evenly to the thickness of whatever you are cooking.
• Season chicken with Morton Natures Seasoning and oregano. Grill the chicken breasts first- 2 at a time with top of grill down which will leave perfect grill lines. Take off when done and put on plate.
• Grill red peppers (flat) and next grill the red onion rings. Place on plate.
• Clean off grill. I add a little olive oil or Pam to grill with a piece of paper towel before grilling sandwiches.
• Spread a good amount of the Pesto on the top half of each sandwich.
• Layer the panini. Chicken breast, Red pepper or sun dried tomatoes, Red onion slices, 1 slice of mozzarella cheese - Make sure everything fits perfectly within the size of the bread you are using.
• Top each panini with the top half you have already spread the Pesto on.
• Carefully place the sandwiches on grill (I can fit 2 at a time) and smoosh down if needed. Bread will have lines, cheese will be melted, and the sandwich will be nice and hot and perfect when ready!
• There are other variations to this. My son is not crazy about Pesto -- so he just used Chicken, Mozzarella cheese and Paul Newman's jarred Marinara sauce and sprinkled Parmesan cheese on top of the sauce on his instead and Loved It!
• A Chicken Parmesan Panini!
• Hope you like it!

CHICKEN AND ROASTED PEPPER PANINI

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 Tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook half of cutlets until lightly browned and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate and repeat with additional 1 Tablespoon oil and remaining cutlets.
• Pulse red peppers, olives, basil, garlic and 1 Tablespoon oil in food processor until coarsely chopped. Spread pepper mixture evenly over both sides of rolls. Layer half of cheese and 2 chicken cutlets over each roll bottom. Top with remaining cheese and roll tops.
• Wipe out skillet. Heat remaining oil over medium-low heat until just shimmering. Arrange panini in skillet and top with large Dutch oven. Cook until bottoms of sandwiches are crisp and cheese is beginning to melt, about 3 minutes. Remove Dutch oven, flip sandwiches, replace Dutch oven and continue to cook until crisp on second side and heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve.

EASY VEGGIE PANINI

Steps:

• Set panini maker to medium-high heat.
• Spread 1/2 tablespoon of butter and 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise on the bottom piece of the bread.
• Place a piece of mozzarella on top. Then layer tomato slice and basil leaves on top. Season with salt and pepper. Then place the top bun on.
• Grill it in a panini press until the cheese is fully melted and the outside is nice and crunchy. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients. Serve and enjoy!

BALSAMIC BAKED CHICKEN BREAST WITH BALSAMIC TOMATO SAUCE AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C | 430°F.
• Place chicken breasts in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Season with oregano, basil, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic. Rub seasoning all over each breast. Arrange the tomatoes and red onion around the chicken in the dish.
• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, sugar and remaining garlic in a jug to combine. Pour over the chicken breasts, flip each breast in the sauce to evenly coat.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes (depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts), or until no longer pink in the middle. Sprinkle with cheese and broil (or grill) for 4-5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden.
• Garnish with parsley, and serve with rice or pasta drizzled with the pan juices.

CHICKEN PANINI SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat your panini press or indoor grill. Spread a small amount of mayo onto the inside and olive oil on outside of each slice of bread. Grill for 2-3 minutes.
• Layer the chicken, cheese and veggies on the inside of one slice of bread. Cover with the remaining slice of bread. Place on panini press or grill.
• Press the sandwiches firmly together. Continue to grill for 4-5 minutes - until cheese has melted and bread is golden brown and a bit crispy.