Basil Lemon Chicken Panini
"This takes some of my favorite flavors, basil and lemon, marries them with grilled chicken and melting cheese on a hot grilled bun. yum."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (325.1 g)
- Calories 394.5
- Total Fat - 15.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.6 g
- Cholesterol - 120.2 mg
- Sodium - 438.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 15.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4 g
- Sugars - 4 g
- Protein - 49.3 g
- Calcium - 464.3 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 66 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
*FOR THE CHICKEN*.
Step 2
Zest the lemon and squeeze the juice, combine zest and juice with oil and garlic in a small bowl.
Step 3
Put chicken breasts between wax paper and pound to an even thickness.
Step 4
Place in glad bag or bowl with marinade and leave for 30 minutes to 20 hours.
Step 5
Grill chicken on bbq or broil it or even cook it in a hot skillet, 6-8 minutes approximately.
Step 6
Cut ciabatta into 4 sandwich size pieces or use whatever bread you prefer. put 1 tbs of pesto on both sides of bread. (or fresh basil).
Step 7
Add chicken, fontina cheese, tomatoes and spinach to each.
Step 8
Grill in panini press or in a cast iron pan with another heated cast iron pan on top of it to press it down until cheese is melted.
Tips
No special items needed.