Add something tangy to your family's Italian cuisine night! Serve hearty grilled chicken sandwich with Buffalo wing sauce - a hearty dinner.
Buffalo Chicken Panini
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3), cut into 1/2-inch strips
- 1/2 cup Frank's™ RedHot™ Buffalo Wings Sauce (from 12-oz bottle)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 large red onion, sliced into thin rings
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 4 pita fold breads (6 1/2-inch diameter)
- 1 oz blue cheese, crumbled (1/4 cup)
Instructions
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Step1In 2- quart saucepan, heat chicken and Buffalo wing sauce to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 5 to 7 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, 4 to 6 minutes or until starting to brown. Stir in sugar; reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, 6 minutes longer or until onion is caramelized. Set aside.
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Step3Heat closed contact grill 5 minutes.
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Step4Meanwhile, microwave each pita covered with damp paper towel on High 20 to 25 seconds or until soft enough to fold without breaking. Lay pitas flat on work surface. Place one-fourth of the caramelized onion on half of each pita. Using slotted spoon, spoon about 1/3 cup chicken over onion. (Reserve liquid in saucepan to serve with Panini). Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the cheese. Carefully fold pita over filling. Repeat with remaining pitas.
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Step5When grill is heated, place sandwich on grill. Close grill; grill 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and pita is toasted. Serve panini with reserved sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Trans Fat
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
FreeCarbohydrate Choice
1Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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