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Chicken

Chicken Cordon Bleu Panini

August 19, 2009

I’m not sure what sparked my husband’s idea for Chicken Cordon Bleu-inspired panini this weekend but it was absolutely brilliant. Crispy panko-crusted chicken breast, layered with smoked ham, Swiss cheese and a sweet-and-tangy honey mustard sauce, grilled on French bread? Yes, please!
It sure has been a long time since I last had Chicken Cordon Bleu. [...]

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Red Chile Chicken Panini

March 2, 2009

I conjured up a vision of the panini and the flavors before I had even decided on the ingredients. Something with a little heat, but maybe an element to cool it down. Mild cheese, nothing too grandiose. A bright-flavored herb or vegetable that complements, but doesn’t distract from, the gentle spiciness. A good crunch on [...]

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Chipotle Chicken (No-Flip!) Quesadilla

October 25, 2008

My husband tends to be more of an “appreciator” of food rather than a “creator”, but if there’s one thing he likes to make it’s quesadillas. And he’ll make them out of anything. Leftover hamburger in the fridge? It goes in a quesadilla. One more spoonful of peanut butter left in the jar? Peanut butter [...]

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Chicken Parmesan Panini

August 11, 2008

I headed to my local farmer’s market this weekend with high hopes of gaining some good panini inspiration. And I did…but not in the way I’d expected.
It was my first trip to the farmer’s market in over a year and I soon remembered why it had been so long. Two tomatoes ran me $7.50!! I [...]

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Chicken-Grape Salad & Gruyere Panini

August 1, 2008

Like that of many other time-strapped folks, my current weeknight dinner strategy is to cook just a few times a week and repurpose the leftovers in between. I was on Day 3 of my five pounds of Chicken Marbella (which is amazing, by the way – I highly recommend Elise’s recipe!) today when I decided [...]

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Barbecued Chicken Panini Recipe

June 19, 2008

For weeks, I’ve been thinking about how I might put together barbecued chicken panini, but I always got stuck on the cheese part. What kind of cheese goes with barbecue? Well, somehow it totally escaped my consciousness that I do enjoy a barbecued chicken pizza every now and then. That, of course, uses mozzarella. Successfully [...]

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Lemon-Herb Chicken & Spinach Panini Recipe

June 5, 2008

I’ve gone mobile! It was my good friend Karen’s birthday and another good friend, Gillian, and I decided to prepare lunch for her to celebrate. So I packed up my Breville, a bunch of tupperware full of fixins and my 6 month old and transported Panini Happy up to the OC.
As supermom to four [...]

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Chicken, Hummus & Red Pepper Flatbread Panini Recipe

April 3, 2008

Don’t you love those versatile ready-made pizza crusts? Perfectly pre-baked and seasoned discs ready for your chosen toppings. Well, they’re good for more than just pizza – try them as flatbread for panini! In this quick-and-easy Chicken, Hummus & Red Pepper Flatbread Panini recipe, leftover roasted chicken makes a delicious encore with crisp, toasted flatbread, [...]

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Chicken, Pancetta & Swiss Panini Recipe

March 24, 2008

I love to roast a chicken on the weekends, and with just two of us (who eat solids) in the house, there are always a lot of leftovers. Fortunately, panini were tailor-made for leftovers. I pulled together this even-better-the-next-day sandwich with ingredients I had in my pantry – challah bread, roasted garlic aioli, pancetta, swiss [...]

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Chicken, Apple & Raspberry Panini Recipe

February 12, 2008

Raspberries on chicken panini?? It’s far from traditional, but the unexpected sweetness of the raspberry preserves on this sandwich provide just the right complement to the saltiness of the asiago cheese and rotisserie chicken and the tartness of Granny Smith apples. Want to see how this recipe was created? Check out “A Chicken Meandering”.

4 servings
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