Chicken Margherita Melt

Name: Chicken Margherita Melt
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cans (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread; 4 teaspoons olive oil; 4 tablespoons refrigerated basil pesto; 2 cups chopped deli rotisserie chicken (from 2-lb chicken); 2 medium tomatoes, seeded, thinly sliced; 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 12 slices; 2 cups baby arugula

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Prep 30 min
Total 30 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 4

You're on your way to a classic trio of basil, tomatoes and mozzarella grilled with chicken and Pillsbury™ French bread.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated November 6, 2018

Make With

Pillsbury Bread

Bake-Off® Contest 47, 2014

Jennifer Smith
Mound, Minnesota

Ingredients

2 cans (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
4 teaspoons olive oil
4 tablespoons refrigerated basil pesto
2 cups chopped deli rotisserie chicken (from 2-lb chicken)
2 medium tomatoes, seeded, thinly sliced
8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 12 slices
2 cups baby arugula

Steps

1

Remove dough from cans; cut each loaf in half crosswise. Let dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften. Heat panini maker or contact grill 5 minutes.
2

Lightly sprinkle work surface with flour. On work surface, roll or press each piece of dough into 7x6-inch rectangle. Brush top side of each rectangle with 1 teaspoon of the oil. Place 1 piece oil side down on panini maker, stretching dough to fit. Close panini maker. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until light golden brown. Repeat with remaining rectangles.
3

Place rectangles, oil sides down, on clean work surface. Spread 1 tablespoon pesto over top of each rectangle. Top one lengthwise half of each rectangle with 1/2 cup chicken, 2 tomato slices and 3 slices cheese. Sprinkle with pinch of pepper. Fold in half to form sandwich.
4

Place 1 to 2 sandwiches on panini maker; close panini maker. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted.
5

To serve, unfold each sandwich. Layer 1/2 cup arugula over filling; close sandwich. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 820

Calories from Fat: 330

Total Fat: 36g; 56%

Saturated Fat: 13g; 63%

Trans Fat: 1/2g

Cholesterol: 115mg; 38%

Sodium: 1390mg; 58%

Potassium: 420mg; 12%

Total Carbohydrate: 77g; 26%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 5%

Sugars: 8g

Protein: 46g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 25%; 25%

Vitamin C: 8%; 8%

Calcium: 40%; 40%

Iron: 35%; 35%

Exchanges:

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