Herbed Chicken and Cheese Panini

Pound cooked chicken thin, slide into a pita with cheese and tomatoes, add onion and a sprinkling of fresh herbs, and you've got a winning sandwich.

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ingredients 9
Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 25 min

Ingredients

1: tablespoon butter or margarine, softened

1: tablespoon chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley, basil, thyme, oregano)

2: boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin (about 1/2 lb)

: Salt and pepper to taste, if desired

1: tablespoon olive oil

1/2: cup sliced red onion (about 1/2 medium onion)

2: (7-inch) pocketless pita breads or flatbreads, each cut in half

4: slices sharp Cheddar cheese (about 1 oz each)

1: medium tomato, thinly sliced

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Directions

1 In small bowl, mix butter and herbs until blended; set aside.
2 Season chicken with salt and pepper. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Cook chicken in oil about 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until no longer pink in center. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside and keep warm. To same skillet, add onion; cook about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove onion from skillet, set aside. Reduce heat to medium.
3 Spread generous half teaspoon herbed butter on outside of all of 4 bread halves. Place 2 halves in heated skillet, buttered side down. Top each with 1 slice cheese, 1 chicken breast, half of the onion and sliced tomato, and another slice cheese. Top with remaining pita bread halves.
4 Cook about 2 minutes, pressing down with spatula, until bottom is golden brown. Turn; cook about 2 minutes longer, pressing again with spatula, until cheese is melted. To serve, cut each sandwich in half.

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Expert Tips

For easy prep, purchase chicken breasts that have already been pounded (they may be labeled as chicken cutlets).

If you don’t have fresh herbs on hand, substitute 1 teaspoon dried herbs.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 670
Calories from Fat: 320),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 36g; 36%
(Saturated Fat 18g, 18% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 150mg; 150%;
Sodium: 790mg; 790%;
Total Carbohydrate: 39g; 39%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 4g 4% ),
Protein: 47g; 47%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 30%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 40%;
Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;