Chicken Pesto Paninis

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"A delicious mix of chicken, pesto, veggies, and cheese all melted together on flavorful focaccia bread. Simple, fast, and very tasty - a nice change from normal sandwiches."

PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	5 Min
READY IN	20 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 4 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 focaccia bread, quartered
1/2 cup prepared basil pesto
1 cup diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

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DIRECTIONS

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.

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Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2006 by FOODGU1

Very good! I didn't have focaccia bread so used regular bread (the outside buttered) and grilled the sandwhiches on the stovetop using a plate weighed down with a can to press the sandwhich together as it cooked.

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Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2007 by MyJobsAParty

This panini was great in flavor and easy because of the already-made pesto. Only thing I would change would be to use sliced chicken because the diced chicken tended to make it messier to eat because it kept falling out. VERY good though and will use again.

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Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2007 by Stephanie

I'm not giving these a five only because I changed things up a lot but they were delish. I caramelized my onions and mixed my pesto with herbed cream cheese. I then spread my pesto and cream cheese mix on both sides of the focaccia then I put my chicken, caramelized onions, and roasted red peppers on with the shredded cheese. Warmed this all up on the Forman and had a salad with tons of veggies and Balsamic Dressing on the side. Okay, Yum!

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