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Panini with Leftover Chicken Recipe
How to make Panini with Leftover ChickenNDTV Food
About Panini with Leftover Chicken Recipe: A fresh and wholesome sandwich with chicken bits, peppers, rocket leaves, an eggplant-tomato chutney and all good things.
- Total Cook Time 50 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 40 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Panini with Leftover Chicken
- 3-4 chunks of leftover boneless chicken, sliced
- 1 ciabata loaf / any bread
- 1 tbsp olive oil or mustard oil
- 2 tbsp onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp bell peppers, sliced
- 1/2 tsp tahini paste / butter
- 20 gms scarmoza/ mozzarella cheese (smoked)
- 1 tsp fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 1 cup fresh rocket leaves
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper (to season)
- For Eggplant and Tomato chutney:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium eggplant
- 100 gms tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2 basil leaves, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- salt & pepper (to season)
How to Make Panini with Leftover Chicken
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Cut the eggplant lengthwise into 2 and season it with salt and pepper. Then, drizzle the olive oil and roast in the oven at 180 degree C for 15 minutes.
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Once the eggplant is cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh and transfer into a bowl.
3.
Check the seasoning and add the tomatoes and basil to the eggplant n mix well.
4.
Grill or toast the bread and then spread the tahini paste.
5.
Heat the leftover boneless chicken in a pan or in the oven if required.
6.
Then, in a pan with little oil and high heat, saute the sliced onions and bell peppers for a minute and then add salt and pepper.
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Dress the rocket leaves with salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil.
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Now, pile the bread with the onions, peppers and chicken pieces and finally, cover with the scarmoza / moazzarella cheese.
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Top it up with the rocket leaves, cover with the other bread and enjoy with a fresh seasonal salad.