Carole Strachan
Houston, Texas
Bacon, Caesar and Mozzarella Panini
An ordinary BLT won't stand a chance once you've tried a grilled sandwich on a freshly baked crust.
Bacon, Caesar and Mozzarella Panini
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
- 4 teaspoons basil pesto
- 1/4 cup Caesar dressing (creamy or vinaigrette style)
- 8 oz water-packed fresh mozzarella cheese, drained and cut into 8 slices, or 8 slices (1 oz each) regular mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 12 slices cooked bacon
- 2 plum (Roma) tomatoes, each cut into 4 slices
- 8 large fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray large cookie sheet with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Unroll pizza crust dough on cookie sheet; press dough into 16x11-inch rectangle, pulling dough gently if necessary. Bake 9 to 16 minutes or until light brown. Cool about 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
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Step2Cut cooled pizza crust in half lengthwise and crosswise to make 4 rectangles. Remove rectangles from cookie sheet; cut each rectangle in half crosswise for a total of 8 squares.
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Step3On each of 4 crust slices, spread 1 teaspoon pesto; set aside. On each of remaining 4 slices, spread 1 tablespoon Caesar dressing. Place 2 cheese slices on each crust slice with Caesar dressing. Top cheese with pepper, 3 bacon slices, 2 tomato slices and 2 basil leaves. Top with remaining crust slices, pesto sides down.
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Step4Heat 12-inch skillet or cast-iron skillet over medium heat until hot. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in skillet. Place 2 sandwiches in skillet. Place smaller skillet or saucepan on sandwiches to flatten slightly; keep skillet on sandwiches while cooking. Cook 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until bread is golden brown and crisp and fillings are heated. Remove from skillet; cover with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and sandwiches.
Nutrition
760
Calories
47g
Total Fat
32g
Protein
51g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 760
- Calories from Fat
- 420
- Total Fat
- 47g
- 73%
- Saturated Fat
- 20g
- 102%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 30%
- Sodium
- 1840mg
- 77%
- Potassium
- 360mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 51g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 32g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 45%
- 45%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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