Description
I got this recipe from my mom years ago and it is one of our family favorites. This recipe uses pie crust but we have substituted Ciabatta bread in a pinch. A great way to get your meat and greens all in one. Like most of our recipes, experiment a little and add your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
- 4 – Chicken breast
- 1 – Refrigerated pizza crust
- 1 – Med-large onion(sliced)
- 1/4 C – Mayonnaise
- 1 TB – Red wine vinegar
- 1 TB – Sugar
- 1 tsp – Minced garlic
- 2 tsp – Olive oil
- 1 pack – Frozen spinach
- 4 slices – Provolone cheese
- 8 oz. – Chicken broth
- 1/4 C – Banana peppers
- 1/4 tsp – Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Spray a baking sheet lightly with a non stick spray
- Spread the pizza dough evenly across and poke with a fork to prevent over-rising
- Bake for 10 minutes then pull out and let cool
- Once cooled cut into 4 equal pieces then cut those in half
- Each strip will be the top and bottom of your panini
- Preheat oven to 400
- Pound chicken breast to 1/4″ thickness
- In a 9×13 baking dish add chicken and broth
- Bake for 35 minutes
- While the chicken is cooking mix mayonnaise and garlic in a small bowl and set aside
- Cook spinach and drain
- Heat a medium sized frying pan up and add oil.
- Add sliced onions to the pan and cook until onions soften
- Add the vinegar and sugar and turn heat to low
- Stir onions until mixture is absorbed
- Coat the bottom half of the pizza bread with the mayonnaise mixture
- Place chicken on top then add the spinach, onion, peppers and cheese
- Place the top layer
- Sandwich can either be pressed in a panini maker or you can heat up a small pan and press each side for about a minute
- Serve
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 413
- Sugar: 6.8g
- Sodium: 764mg
- Fat: 18.2g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 27.4g
- Fiber: 3.8g
- Protein: 34.9g
- Cholesterol: 87mg
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