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Jennifer Smith
Mound, Minnesota
Chicken Margherita Melt
You're on your way to a classic trio of basil, tomatoes and mozzarella grilled with chicken and Pillsbury™ French bread.
Chicken Margherita Melt
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 cans (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons refrigerated basil pesto
- 2 cups chopped deli rotisserie chicken (from 2-lb chicken)
- 2 medium tomatoes, seeded, thinly sliced
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 12 slices
- 2 cups baby arugula
Instructions
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Step1Remove dough from cans; cut each loaf in half crosswise. Let dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften. Heat panini maker or contact grill 5 minutes.
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Step2Lightly sprinkle work surface with flour. On work surface, roll or press each piece of dough into 7x6-inch rectangle. Brush top side of each rectangle with 1 teaspoon of the oil. Place 1 piece oil side down on panini maker, stretching dough to fit. Close panini maker. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until light golden brown. Repeat with remaining rectangles.
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Step3Place rectangles, oil sides down, on clean work surface. Spread 1 tablespoon pesto over top of each rectangle. Top one lengthwise half of each rectangle with 1/2 cup chicken, 2 tomato slices and 3 slices cheese. Sprinkle with pinch of pepper. Fold in half to form sandwich.
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Step4Place 1 to 2 sandwiches on panini maker; close panini maker. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted.
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Step5To serve, unfold each sandwich. Layer 1/2 cup arugula over filling; close sandwich. Serve warm.
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Nutrition
820
Calories
36g
Total Fat
46g
Protein
77g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 820
- Calories from Fat
- 330
- Total Fat
- 36g
- 56%
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- 63%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 115mg
- 38%
- Sodium
- 1390mg
- 58%
- Potassium
- 420mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 77g
- 26%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 46g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
5 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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