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Chicken Florentine
Panini
Submitted by Dara F.
(original recipe by Denise JoAnne Yennie Nashville, Tennessee 40th Bake-Off®
Contest, 2002 $1,000,000)
Ingredients:
1 (10-oz.)
can Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pizza Crust
1 (9-oz.) pkg. Green Giant® Frozen 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
Preparation Directions:
Prep Time: 35 Minutes, 8
sandwiches; 4 servings
- Heat 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.
- Meanwhile, cook
spinach as directed on package. Drain well; squeeze dry with paper
towels.
- In small bowl,
combine mayonnaise and 1 of the garlic cloves; mix well. Refrigerate.
- Heat 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.
- To 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.
- Spray 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.
- Cut 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.
- Heat 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.
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