Alfredo Florentine Chicken Panini Recipes

CHICKEN FLORENTINE PANINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Unroll dough; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Starting at center, press out dough to edges of pan. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Meanwhile, cook spinach as directed on package. Drain well; squeeze dry with paper towels. In small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 1 of the garlic cloves; mix well. Refrigerate. Heat oil in small saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add sugar and vinegar. Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until most of liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally. To flatten each chicken breast half, place, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Working from center, gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick; remove wrap. Sprinkle chicken with Italian seasoning and minced garlic. Spray large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook 8 minutes or until browned, fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once. Cut cooled pizza crust into 4 rectangles. Remove rectangles from pan; spread each with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture. Top 2 rectangles with chicken, spinach, onion mixture, cheese and remaining crust rectangles, mayonnaise side down. Heat large skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat until hot. Place sandwiches in skillet. Place smaller skillet on sandwiches to flatten slightly. Cook about 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp and heated, turning once. Cut each warm sandwich into quarters.;

CHICKEN BREAST FLORENTINE WITH FETTUCCINE ALFREDO - LUBY'S

Steps:

• For filling, combine ingredients and mix well.
• For chicken, cut each piece in half horizontally into 2 pieces.
• of equal thickness. Place bottoms in a shallow baking pan in a single layer.
• Top each with about 1/3 cup spinach mixture, spreading almost to edge.
• Place tops over filling, pressing together at edge. Freeze 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease shallow baking pan large enough.
• to hold chicken in a single layer.
• In a shallow bowl, whisk together the milk and egg until well blended.
• In a separate shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs and dressing mix.
• Coat chicken with flour, shaking off excess. Dip into milk mixture, then into.
• crumb mixture, coating evenly and pressing crumb mixture into chicken.
• Place in baking pan. Bake 25 minutes or until cooked through.
• Top with spinach leaves and cheese slices. Continue baking 1 minute.
• For fettucine, cook pasta according to package directions,.
• adding salt to water. Drain.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Add mushrooms and garlic.
• Cook, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
• Add cream, cheese, seasoned salt, and parsley. Heat through. Pour over hot.
• pasta to coat evenly. Serve with chicken. Makes 8 servings.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE ALFREDO LASAGNA CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 12-cup standard muffin tins with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook 12 lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon or a pair of tongs to a colander, leaving water to boil. Rinse noodles with cold water and drain again. Lay noodles flat on a large baking sheet.
• Place spinach in boiling pasta water and stir until wilted, about 30 seconds; drain. Squeeze dry and coarsely chop.
• Stir spinach, chicken, 1 cup mozzarella, and 1 1/2 cups Alfredo sauce together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Stir ricotta cheese, pesto, and salt together in a medium bowl. Spread 3 tablespoons ricotta mixture onto each lasagna noodle. Working one noodle at a time, cut noodle in half lengthwise. Spread 2 tablespoons chicken mixture onto each noodle half. Roll up lengthwise and place cut-side down in the prepared muffin cups.
• Top each lasagna cup with 1 tablespoon Alfredo sauce. Sprinkle tops of lasagna cups evenly with remaining 2 cups mozzarella and Parmesan, making sure any stray strands of cheese are pushed into the muffin cups around the roll-up. Cover muffin tins with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until even more bubbly and cheese is browned, about 10 more minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes before removing from muffin tin. Sprinkle with basil and parsley and serve.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE PANINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Unroll dough; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Starting at center, press out dough to edges of pan.
• Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes.
• Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
• Meanwhile, cook spinach as directed on package.
• Drain well; squeeze dry with paper towels.
• In small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 1 of the garlic cloves; mix well.
• Refrigerate.
• Heat oil in small saucepan over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add onion;cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Add sugar and vinegar.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until most of liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
• To flatten each chicken breast half, place, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper.
• Working from center, gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick; remove wrap.
• Sprinkle chicken with Italian seasoning and minced garlic.
• Spray large skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add chicken; cook 8 minutes or until browned, fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once.
• Cut cooled pizza crust into 4 rectangles.
• Remove rectangles from pan; spread each with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture.
• Top 2 rectangles with chicken, spinach, onion mixture, cheese and remaining crust rectangles, mayonnaise side down.
• Heat large skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat until hot.
• Place sandwiches in skillet.
• Place smaller skillet on sandwiches to flatten slightly.
• Cook about 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp and heated, turning once.
• Cut each warm sandwich into quarters.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE PANINI

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute spinach in oil until wilted, about 2 minutes. Drain; wipe skillet clean., Spread 4 bread slices with salad dressing. Layer with a cheese slice, chicken, spinach, onion and another cheese slice. Top with remaining bread. Butter outsides of sandwiches. , Cook in same skillet or panini maker until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.