Pesto Mayo Chicken Panini
One panini is 8 green, 7 blue, and 7 purple points.
Makes: 4 paninis
Calories: 320
Ingredients
- 4 (4 ounce each) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, divided
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Dash of salt
- Dash of pepper
- 4 bagel thins
- 4 slices thin-sliced provolone cheese
- 4 slices tomato
- 1 cup fresh baby arugula, optional
Instructions
- Place chicken that has been pounded down thin and brushed with 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil on a grill or grill pan. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, to taste, and grill 5-6 minutes on both sides, or until fully cooked.
- Using a food processor or knife, finely chop the basil. In a small bowl, combine the chopped basil with the light mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, a dash of salt, and a dash of pepper.
- Spread 2 tablespoons pesto mayo mixture on the bottom half of 4 bagel thins.
- Top each with 1 grilled chicken breast, 1 slice of cheese, 1 tomato slice, 1/4 cup arugula, and the top half of the bagel thin.
- Using the grill or grill pan you used to cook the chicken, grill the sandwiches about 2-3 minutes on each side, creating grill lines on the outside and melted cheese on the inside.