Basil Lemon Chicken Panini Recipes

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a cutting board. Flatten slightly using the smooth side of a meat mallet. Dust both sides lightly with flour.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Saute chicken breasts until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add chicken stock, lemon juice, basil, and lemon zest. Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a warm platter. Cover loosely to keep warm. Boil remaining liquid over high heat, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Spoon sauce over chicken.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Remove from pan., Add wine and lemon juice, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook 2-3 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half., Stir in cream, basil and thyme. Add chicken; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with pasta.

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, basil, garlic, cayenne, and salt for garlic-basil mayo in a food processor; blend until smooth. Place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to mix.
• Preheat a panini maker.
• Spread garlic-basil mayonnaise to taste on each slice of bread. Assemble sandwich with cheese, chicken, tomato, and spinach. Brush the outside of the sandwich with olive oil.
• Grill in the preheated panini maker until golden brown and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• *For the chicken*.
• Zest the lemon and squeeze the juice, combine zest and juice with oil and garlic in a small bowl.
• Put chicken breasts between wax paper and pound to an even thickness.
• Place in glad bag or bowl with marinade and leave for 30 minutes to 20 hours.
• Grill chicken on bbq or broil it or even cook it in a hot skillet, 6-8 minutes approximately.
• Cut ciabatta into 4 sandwich size pieces or use whatever bread you prefer. put 1 tbs of pesto on both sides of bread. (or fresh basil).
• Add chicken, fontina cheese, tomatoes and spinach to each.
• Grill in panini press or in a cast iron pan with another heated cast iron pan on top of it to press it down until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Cook rotini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink. Remove from pan., Add mushrooms and carrots to same skillet; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in broth, cream cheese and lemon juice; stir until cheese is melted., Drain rotini; add to vegetable mixture. Stir in chicken, peas, Parmesan cheese, basil, lemon zest, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes; heat through.

Steps:

• Zest the lemon and squeeze the juice, combine zest and juice with oil, basil and garlic in a small bowl.
• Put chicken breasts between wax paper and pound to an even thickness.
• Place in glad bag or bowl with marinade and leave for 30 minutes to 20 hours.
• Grill chicken on bbq, broil it, or even cook it in a hot skillet, 6-8 minutes approximately.