Sargento has a variety of recipes available on their site. I’m always on the look out for new an delicious ideas and Sargento’s site didn’t disappoint. I wanted to find a great recipe to try Sargento’s Ultra Thin Cheese. After browsing for a bit I decided that the Pesto Chicken & Cheese Panini looked pretty darn good. It only takes a few ingredients and a few minutes to make.
However, when I started gathering everything I needed I ran into a couple obstacles so I had to modify the recipe to fit what I had available in the house. It was still delicious!
The orignal recipe calls for pesto. I didn’t have pesto, but I thought hummus would be a good substitute. I pulled the hummus out of my fridge and realized it expired a month ago…ooopppps. I thought I had Italian bread in my bread basket, but it ended up being a french baguette. Oh, well. I just went with it. So, my Pesto Chicken & Cheese Panini ended up being a Peppers, Chicken & Cheese Baked Baguette. That worked well for me anyways, I seldom stick with a recipe and tend to go a bit off on my own adjusting to what is available.
You’ll find my modified recipe below. I hope you enjoy it. It made a very tasty lunch.
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The challenge is to upload a photo of your playlist that keeps you moving. That’s it?? Seriously? How easy is that? I’ll enter for a chance to win a touch tone mp3 player. It took less than 5 minutes to enter. It was time well spent. Make sure you check back daily for other challenges meant to inspire and encourage you to thin your life.
Sargento Ultra Thin Cheese Recipe |
- Mini Baguette
- Thin chicken breast, cooked
- Sargento Ultra Thin Colby-Jack cheese
- Roasted red peppers
- Mayo
- Slice baguette in half, lengthwise.
- Spread a thin layer of mayo on the top half of the baguette add a slice of Sargento Ultra Thin Colby Jack cheese.
- On bottom half of baguette place roasted red peppers. Then place cooked chicken breast on top of peppers and then add a slice of cheese.
- Keeping the top and bottom layers separate place in a 350 degree oven for approximately 4-5 minutes, just long enough for the cheese to melt.
- Remove from oven and place the two layers together.
- Wait just long enough for it to cool off a bit and then enjoy.
SO VERY GOOD!!!
This looks delicious!
Looks tasty! And I’m not even hungry right now. That’s the true test. 😉
O.M.G. That looks delish!