Denise Yennie
Nashville, Tennessee
Pillsbury™ Refrigerated Pizza Crust goes panini when it combines with ever-popular chicken breasts.
Chicken Florentine Panini
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 0 min
- Ingredients 12
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
- 1 (9-oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped red onion
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon vinegar (cider, red wine or balsamic)
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 (4-inch) slices provolone cheese
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Starting at center, press out dough to edges of pan. Bake at 375°F. for 10 minutes. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
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Step2Meanwhile, cook spinach as directed on package. Drain well; squeeze dry with paper towels.
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Step3In small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 1 of the garlic cloves; mix well. Refrigerate.
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Step4Heat oil in small saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add sugar and vinegar. Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until most of liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
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Step5To flatten each chicken breast half, place, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Working from center, gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick; remove wrap. Sprinkle chicken with Italian seasoning and minced garlic.
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Step6Spray large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook 8 minutes or until browned, fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once.
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Step7Cut cooled pizza crust into 4 rectangles. Remove rectangles from pan; spread each with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture. Top 2 rectangles with chicken, spinach, onion mixture, cheese and remaining crust rectangles, mayonnaise side down.
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Step8Heat large skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat until hot. Place sandwiches in skillet. Place smaller skillet on sandwiches to flatten slightly. Cook about 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp and heated, turning once. Cut each warm sandwich into quarters.
Nutrition
500
Calories
18g
Total Fat
40g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 30%
- Sodium
- 940mg
- 39%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 40g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 45%
- 45%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
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