Chicken and Mushroom Panini

Name: Chicken and Mushroom Panini
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 Sandwiches
Ingredients: cooking spray; 2 cups pre-sliced cremini mushrooms or 2 cups pre-sliced button mushrooms; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1/4 cup canola mayonnaise (to which you add crushed red pepper flakes); 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil; 1 tablespoon capers; 8 slices ciabatta (1 1/2 oz) or 8 slices sourdough bread (1 1/2 oz); 8 ounces chopped skinless boneless rotisserie chicken breasts; 4 slices reduced-fat provolone cheese

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Recipe by Manami

Super-Fast from Cooking Light Magazine, November 2009 edition.These were a lot of fun to make because we had a lot of help and we couldn't wait to eat these delicious sandwiches.:)

READY IN: 20mins

YIELD: 4 Sandwiches

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

cooking spray
2

cups pre-sliced cremini mushrooms or 2 cups pre-sliced button mushrooms
1

teaspoon minced garlic
¹⁄₄

cup canola mayonnaise (to which you add crushed red pepper flakes)
2

tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil
1

tablespoon capers
8

slices ciabatta (1 1/2 oz) or 8 slices sourdough bread (1 1/2 oz)
8

ounces chopped skinless boneless rotisserie chicken breasts
4

slices reduced-fat provolone cheese

DIRECTIONS

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray.
Add mushrooms and garlic to pan, sauté 3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender; remove from heat and set aside.
Combine mayonnaise (with crushed red pepper flakes), tomatoes, and capers in a mini food processor; pulse until well combined.
Spread 1 T mayonnaise mixture over each of 4 bread slices; top each with 1/4 cup mushroom mixture, 2 oz chicken, 1 cheese slice and 1 bread slice.
Heat a large grill pan over medium heat.
Coat pan with cooking spray.
Add sandwiches to pan; place a cast-iron skillet or other heavy skillet on top of sandwiches, press gently to flatten sandwiches.
Cook 2 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on top of sandwiches while they cook.).
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