Grilled Chicken and Roasted Red Pepper Panini
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Chicken and Roasted Red Pepper Panini a try. One serving contains 673 calories, 34g of protein, and 46g of fat. This recipe serves 4. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have mayonnaise, extra virgin olive oil, bell peppers, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the extra virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Peach Crisp: Healthy Crisp for Breakfast as a dessert.
Instructions
CHICKENSlightly flatten chicken with a mallet (just until uniform thickness.)In a blender or food processor, puree sundried tomatoes, pesto, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Add half the mixture to a ziploc bag with the chicken breasts. Smush around to coat the chicken, then refrigerate for several hours or overnight. After marinating, heat heavy skillet or grill to medium. Grill or cook chicken until done. Slice chicken into strips. SPREADIn a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 3 tablespoons of the sundried tomato mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed. ROASTED RED PEPPERSIf you have a gas cooktop, blacken red peppers directly over the flame. (If you do not have a gas cooktop, blacken them directly under the oven broiler.) Completely blacken/char on all sides, then immediately seal in a ziploc bag. Allow peppers to sit, sealed, in the bag for at least 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove from bag and use fingers to slip off the blackened skin. (Don't be afraid to leave some black bits!) Lop off the top, cut in half, then seed and slice into strips. Set aside. TO ASSEMBLETo make the panini, spread generous amounts of the sundried tomato/pesto spread on one side of all the pieces of bread. On four of the pieces, arrange 1/4 of the chicken slices, 1/4 of the pepper slices, and two pieces of provolone. To with the other four pieces of bread with the spread face down. Butter both sides of sandwich, then grill in panini maker or on a skillet over medium-low heat. (If you use a skillet, set a heavy pan or skillet on top of the sandwich as each side browns.)Slice sandwiches in half and serve immediately with cold grapes. Delish!