Receta Buffalo Chicken and Blue Cheese Panini
Buffalo sauce drenched shredded chicken.
Blue cheese.
Sharp cheddar cheese.
Fresh tomatoes.
Caramelized onions.
Chewy whole grain bread.
And bacon. Oh yes, there’s bacon
too.
This sandwich is a sandwich’s sandwich. It is a two napkin
man’s sandwich. It is what other sandwiches want to be – chewy, gooey, cheesy, and
mouth-watering delicious.
I’m sure I’m not alone in this but I prefer sandwiches that
are toasted or warmed up a bit. Something about melting the cheese and toasting
up the bread just makes me weak in the knees.
Buffalo
sauce also makes me a bit weak in the knees, so this panini is right up my
alley. I ate one whole one and then another half just because. Brent said he didn't think he could eat his final half, but I told him to pull his britches
up and man up. If I could eat one and a half, so could he.
I’ll be eating salad for the next 7-10 days to make up for
the calories but it was totally worth it.
*make 4 sandwiches
Ingredients:
- - 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
- - ¼ cup buffalo wing sauce
- - ½ large red onion, sliced
- - ¼ cup butter, divided
- - ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- - 2 tablespoons sour cream
- - 8 thin slices tomato, approx 1 large one
- - 4 slices bacon, sliced in half and cooked
- - 4 slices sharp cheddar cheese
- - 8 thick cut (approx 1”) bread - Choose a good chewy and
- dense bread
Directions:
1. Start by caramelizing your onions over low heat with 2
2. In a small bowl, smash blue cheese into sour cream. Stir
well to incorporate and set aside.
3. In a sauce pan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter
over low heat. Add chicken and buffalo sauce. Simmer together until chicken is
thoroughly warmed through and well coated with sauce.
4- Assemble sandwiches. Spread blue cheese on one slice of
bread and place cheddar on other slice. On top of cheddar add bacon, onions, chicken,
and tomatoes in any order you prefer and place blue cheese covered slice on top.
5- Place on a heated sandwich press – a George Foreman-like
grill works too – and press sandwich for 1- 2 minutes or until cheese is melted
and bread is toasted and browned. If you are using a regular pan, heat over
medium, spray with cooking spray and flip sandwich midway through.
6- Let cool for a minute before slicing and serving.
Happy Friday!