Barbecue Chicken Panini

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	619619 cal
pro	44 g44g pro
total fat	32 g32g total fat
sat. fat	9 g9g sat. fat
carb	40 g40g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	117 mg117mg chol
sodium	804 mg804mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	2727 calcium
iron	2626 iron
vit A	1919 vit A
vit C	6262 vit C
folate	4040 folate

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Submitted by Cheryl McGinnis of Thunder Bay, Ont., this is a second-place winner of the 2005 Canada Day Chicken Challenge contest.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1tbsp tbspvegetable oil
3 cups sliced mushrooms 3 3cups cupssliced mushrooms
3 tbsp light mayonnaise 3 3tbsp tbsplight mayonnaise
1 tbsp pesto 1 1tbsp tbsppesto
4 panini buns , halved4 4panini bunpanini buns, halved
1 cup shredded Havarti cheese 1 1cup cupshredded Havarti cheese
1/2 cup sliced roasted red peppers 1/2 1/2cup cupsliced roasted red pepperroasted red peppers
4 4oil packed sun dried tomatoes, sliced
Marinade:
2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 2tbsp tbspvegetable oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar 2 2tbsp tbspred wine vinegar
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp dried oregano 1 1tsp tspdried oregano
1/2 tsp granulated sugar 1/2 1/2tsp tspgranulated sugar
1/2 tsp grainy mustard 1/2 1/2tsp tspgrainy mustard
1/2 tsp soy sauce 1/2 1/2tsp tspsoy sauce
1 Pinch pepper 1 1Pinch Pinchpepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 4 4boneless skinless chicken breastboneless skinless chicken breasts

Preparation

Marinade:
In large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, sugar, mustard, soy sauce and pepper. Add chicken breasts; turn to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes or cover and refrigerate for up to 12 hours.

Place chicken on greased grill over medium heat; spoon any remaining marinade over chicken. Close lid and grill, turning once, until no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saut?ushrooms until browned, about 5 minutes; set aside.

In small bowl, combine mayonnaise with pesto; spread over cut sides of buns. Sandwich chicken, mushrooms, cheese, roasted pepper and sun-dried tomatoes in buns. Place on greased grill over medium heat. Grill, turning once and pressing on sandwich with spatula, until cheese is melted and buns are golden, about 5 minutes.