The inspiration for this panini is from this great bakery here in Southern Utah called, Great Harvest. It is one of my favorite places to eat lunch and buy homemade fresh bread. If you do not have a Panini Press, just use a skillet. It will still taste as great, it just wont have those pretty little panini press lines! Among the BBQ sauce, grilled chicken and bacon, I stuffed this baby with some red onion, lettuce and tomato. For a little tip, I use calorie-free butter spray to rub on both sides of the bread, so you get this really golden, buttery sandwich without adding anymore calories. (Yeah, like that matters with all the bacon and cheese inside. lol) Well, at least I try! ; )
BBQ CHICKEN PANINI
Recipe By: Holly Lofthouse
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Ciabatta Bread, or your favorite good quality bread
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Grilled Chicken breasts, sliced thin ( I marinate mine in barbecue sauce before grilling them)
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Barbecue Sauce
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Cooked Bacon slices
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Sharp Cheddar cheese, sliced thin
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Romaine lettuce
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Tomatoes, sliced
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Red Onion, sliced thin
Directions: Start by pre-heating your panini press to 400 degrees, or heating a large skillet on medium-high heat.
Top one slice of Ciabatta bread with thinly sliced, grilled chicken. Pour desired amount of barbecue sauce over the chicken. Top with cooked bacon and cheddar cheese. Top with second slice of bread. Spray with butter spray on both sides of bread. Place onto your panini grill and grill until cheese has melted. ( I cooked mine for about 3 minutes) If using a skillet, cook on each side for about 2-3 minutes, pressing sandwich down with a spatula. Cook until cheese has melted.
Carefully remove Panini from grill. Add lettuce, tomatoe and red onion. Then devour that badboy! : )
Girl – that looks good!! I could slather BBQ sauce on just about anything! This is a good man sandwich too..lol.
Oooh..bacon and cheese..that’s all I needed to hear. Yum!
I LOVE Great Harvest Bread Company! When ever I go to St. George I stop in and pick up a loaf of that Cinnamon Chip Bread. (aahh)
This sandwich looks so good. And I am in love with my Panini Press. So this is going to be made! Thanks for sharing Holly.
I would have a difficult time not eating 2 servings! Wow! This looks fantastic! ♥- K
I’ve got to buy a panini maker for the church, Holly! This would be fabulous for our Wed. noon lunch for the crowd!!
simply irresistable..gorgeous clicks..
check out mine sometime..
The hubster is gunna love this one! Thanx Holly
I need to get a panini press. This sandwich looks fantastic.
Wow, this looks good. I’ve been to Great Harvest but I’ve never tried this sandwich there. Now I don’t have to!
You’ve tapped into one of my guilty addictions: butter spray. I have no idea what’s in the stuff, which kind of freaks me out, yet I can’t stop eating it. Butter taste without any calories? Count me in! This sandwich looks fab. I don’t have a panini press, but we do have an electric grill that I could use to create those beautiful grill lines. 🙂
Holly you have me hungry now! YUM is all I can say to these!
NOW that looks deeeelish! LOVE bbq chicken…and what a great- new way to serve it!!!
It’s my day for a blog hop, I’d love it if you came over and shared one of your great recipes at savory sunday!! Have a great day 🙂
A calorie saved is a calorie saved, right? I wanna come and eat at your house because you always have the most delicious entree recipes 🙂 Hope you’re having a good weekend!
Katie
A calorie saved is a calorie saved, right? I wanna come and eat at your house because you always have the most delicious entree recipes 🙂 Hope you’re having a good weekend!
Katie
It’s my day for a blog hop, I’d love it if you came over and shared one of your great recipes at savory sunday!! Have a great day 🙂
I have a panini obsession and this one looks out of this world!! Delicious 🙂
Sues
It’s my day for a blog hop, I’d love it if you came over and shared one of your great recipes at savory sunday!! Have a great day 🙂
Looks wonderful! Wow, I am going to try that butter spray, nice!
Looks absolutely divine