Skinny Chicken and Roasted Vegetable Paninis
Updated Sep 20, 2016
With succulent roasted veggies, grilled bread and melty mozzarella cheese, this healthy sandwich tastes as good as it looks!
Skinny Chicken and Roasted Vegetable Paninis
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1 zucchini, cut lengthwise into thin slices
- 2 slices (1/4 inch) red onion
- 1 medium tomato, cut into 4 slices
- 1 small red bell pepper
- 4 slices sprouted wheat bread
- 1/4 cup shredded deli rotisserie chicken breast
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese (1 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450° F. Line 2 cookie sheets with foil, and spray with cooking spray.
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Step2In small bowl, mix salt, olive oil and vinegar.
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Step3Using pastry brush, brush zucchini and onion with vinegar mixture; reserve remaining mixture. Place zucchini and onion in single layer on 1 of the cookie sheets. Place tomatoes on second cookie sheet. Roast 25 to 30 minutes, turning once, until zucchini and onions are golden brown and tomatoes give up most of their juices, rotating pans halfway through baking.
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Step4Meanwhile, roast bell pepper over open gas flame (or under broiler) until blackened on all sides. Transfer to medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Let steam 5 minutes, then transfer to cutting board. Cut off top of bell pepper, then use sharp knife to scrape blackened skin from flesh. Cut flesh into 1-inch strips.
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Step5Spray panini grill with cooking spray; heat to medium-high heat.
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Step6Divide vegetables between 2 slices of bread. Brush remaining vinegar mixture over veggies. Top with chicken, basil, then cheese. Top with second slice of bread. Place sandwiches in panini grill; grill 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread is thoroughly toasted.
Nutrition
300
Calories
7g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 470mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 710mg
- 20%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 35%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 40%
- 40%
- Vitamin C
- 60%
- 60%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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