Cheddar BLT Panini

Name: Cheddar BLT Panini
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters baby spinach leaves; 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 227 grams French bread rolls, halved lengthwise; 340 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, halved lengthwise; 3 slices center-cut bacon slices; 8 slices tomato slices; 177 milliliters ounces reduced-fat white cheddar cheese, shredded (about

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cheddar BLT Panini a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 575 calories, 40g of protein, and 31g of fat. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have baby spinach leaves, 3-less-fat cream cheese, chicken breast halves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bread you could follow this main course with the Coffee Cake Banana Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes.

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium heat.

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Add bacon; cook until crisp.

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Bacon

Remove bacon from pan using a slotted spoon; crumble.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

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Add chicken to drippings in pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until done.

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Whole Chicken

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Remove chicken from pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Add baby spinach to pan; cook 30 seconds or until spinach begins to wilt, stirring constantly. Stir in balsamic vinegar.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Spinach

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Combine cheddar cheese and cream cheese in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 30 seconds or until melted; stir with a whisk until smooth. Stir in bacon.

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Cheddar Cheese

Cream Cheese

Bacon

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Whisk

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Spread cheese mixture evenly over cut sides of rolls. Divide tomatoes evenly over bottom halves of rolls; top with chicken and spinach mixture. Top sandwiches with top halves of rolls. Return pan to medium heat. Coat both sides of sandwiches with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Tomato

Whole Chicken

Spinach

Cheese

Spread

Roll

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Add sandwiches to pan.

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Place a cast-iron skillet on top of sandwiches; press gently to flatten. Cook sandwiches 3 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted (leave skillet on sandwiches as they cook).

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Bread