Panini with chicken, avocado and melted cheese

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How to Make - Chicken, Avocado, and Cream Cheese Panini

Time: 20 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

The base for this hot sandwich is a crispy croissant. Leftover chicken salad with nuts and grapes in a yogurt dressing is perfect for the filling. Arrange it on horizontally split croissants, top with arugula, slices of avocado, tomatoes, and cheddar, and toast in a panini maker. If you don't have a special maker, a panini maker with two heated frying pans works well: place the sandwich on one, and press it on top with the second. This panini is very filling, delicious, and juicy. Perfect for breakfast or a hearty snack.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Panini

4 croissants, cut in half horizontally
3 cups leftover chicken salad, see recipe below
2 cups arugula
2 avocados, thinly sliced
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
4 slices of cheddar

Decadent salad

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1.5 cups low-fat Greek yogurt
1/2 cup red seedless grapes, preferably Concord, halved
0.5 cup almond needles
0.5 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 small Granny Smith apples, finely diced
Half a small red onion, finely chopped

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Place the croissant halves on the table. Top the bottom halves with 3/4 cup of chicken salad. Top with a handful of arugula and slices of avocado, tomato, and cheddar. Season with salt and black pepper and top with the croissant tops.
Heat a grill pan and a heavy skillet over medium heat. Transfer the sandwiches to the grill pan and press them down with the other skillet.

Broil until sandwiches are browned and cheese is melted, 4 to 5 minutes.

Decadent salad

In a large saucepan, cover the chicken with water over high heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 20-30 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool the chicken breast completely, about 20 minutes, then cut into cubes.

In a large bowl, combine the chicken, yogurt, grapes, almonds, pecans, cranberries, apples, and onion. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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recipe / Simple and quick recipes / Quick snacks / Breakfast / Fast food / Hot sandwiches / Appetizers / Sandwiches / American cuisine / Trisha Yearwood

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