What to serve with Chicken Pesto Panini?

Teriyaki Chicken Quinoa Bowl, Greek Chicken Couscous Bowl, or Chicken Burrito Bowl. Those sit in the same style as Chicken Pesto Panini and keep the grocery list from exploding.

Is Chicken Pesto Panini good for a weeknight?

12 minutes, start to plate. That is the kind of meal you cook the night you eat it, not Sunday.

Is Chicken Pesto Panini high protein?

Yes. 42g of protein a serving from chicken.

Chicken Pesto Panini — $2.63 a serving

Name: Chicken Pesto Panini
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: ½ medium tomatoes; ¾ cup arugula; ½ cup rotisserie chicken; ⅓ cup mozzarella; 2 slices bread; 1 tbsp basil pesto

$2.63 a serving · 12 min

Under 30 min
One pan
High protein
PCOS-friendly
Heart-healthy
Anti-inflammatory
Thyroid-friendly
Mediterranean
Comfort food
Chicken

Cost is the ingredients you actually use. About $10.50 if you cook for four.

Calories: 500 kcal
Protein: 42g
Carbs: 39g
Fat: 20g

Ingredients

For one serving, in kitchen measures, grouped the way the store is laid out.

Produce

Tomatoes½ medium
Arugula¾ cup

Meat & seafood

Rotisserie chicken½ cup

Dairy & eggs

Mozzarella⅓ cup

Bakery

Bread2 slices

Pantry

Basil pesto1 tbsp

How to cook it

1
Spread the pesto over one side of both slices of bread.
2
Layer the sliced chicken, sliced tomato and torn mozzarella on one slice and close the sandwich.
3
Cook in a dry skillet over medium heat, pressing down with a second pan, for 3 minutes a side until golden and melting.
4
Open it up, tuck in the arugula and cut in half.