Marzetti Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Panini Food

MARZETTI® BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN PANINI

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl combine flour, paprika, chili powder and salt. Coat chicken with flour mixture. Heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat and cook chicken on each side until it is fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan. In a small bowl, combine hot sauce and butter. Brush each piece of chicken with hot sauce mixture. Allow chicken to cool slightly.
• Preheat a sandwich grill or panini press. Arrange bread slices on a work surface and spread each slice with 1 tablespoon Marzetti® Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing. Layer cooked chicken and onions on four slices. Cover chicken with remaining four slices of bread, dressing side down. Brush top and bottom of bread with olive oil and place panini in grill or press and cover. Cook until bread is toasted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from grill and cut each sandwich in half. Serve sandwiches and celery sticks with extra Marzetti® Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing.

BUFFALO CHICKEN PANINI

Steps:

• Combine mayo and wing sauce.
• Spread top and bottom of inside of sandwich with this mayo mixture.
• Assemble sandwich layering chicken, onion, spinach, and cheese.
• Grill on panini press, George Forman, or skillet until heated through and cheese has melted.
• Serve with plenty of napkins.

JOHNNY MARZETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until just al dente, 6 to 8 minutes; drain. Run cold water over the pasta to stop pasta from cooking further. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, cook the ground beef and sausage until completely browned and crumbled, 7 to 10 minutes. Mix in the onion, celery, garlic, and pepper; continue to cook and stir another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce. Allow to cool five minutes.
• Lightly grease a large casserole dish. Spread the pasta over the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the Italian cheese blend over the pasta. Pour the meat mixture over the pasta and cheese. Cover dish with heavy aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes; remove foil and sprinkle Cheddar cheese evenly over the casserole. Continue baking until Cheddar cheese has melted, about 5 minutes. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN DIP

Steps:

• Drain and chop the chunk chicken.
• Combine all ingredients except the celery in a microwave safe bowl and heat in microwave on high for 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in one stalk of celery cut up (optional).
• Serve with celery sticks, corn chips or tortilla chips for dipping.
• T. Marzetti Buffalo Blue Cheese dressing may be substituted for the first two ingredients.
• Cooked (cut up) chicken breasts may be substituted for the cans of chunk chicken.
• Recipe may be refrigerated and served cold.