Tuscan Pesto Chicken Panini
- 8 ounces ciabatta bread
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 pound chicken cutlets
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 roasted red bell pepper, peeled
- 2 (1-ounce) slices provolone cheese
- Cut bread in half horizontally.
- Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Saute 3 minutes on each side or until done. Let stand 10 minutes. Slice chicken.
- Combine basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, water, 1/4 -teaspoon black pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt in a mini food processor, and pulse until finely chopped.
- Cut bell pepper into quarters; discard seeds and -membranes. Arrange pepper quarters on -bottom half of bread. Top with provolone cheese and sliced chicken. Spread basil mixture on cut side of top half of bread; place on sandwich. Cut sandwich crosswise into 4 equal portions.
bread, canola oil, chicken cutlets, kosher salt, black pepper, basil, garlic, nuts, olive oil, water, black pepper, kosher salt, red bell pepper, provolone cheese
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tuscan-pesto-chicken-panini (may not work)