Italian Panini Sandwiches

These are a great simple meal.  I like the fact you can prepare them ahead of time, and then grill them when you are ready to eat.  Tonight I will be watching my son play baseball before my husband gets home from work, but I can leave sandwiches for him and my daughters to have for dinner. So even though we aren’t eating as a family at least we are not eating fast food.  I don’t have a panini press, so I just flatten the sandwiches with a cast iron skillet.

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Italian Panini Sandwiches

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 11 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 loaf of Italian bread
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• lots of basil, we use at least 1/4 c.
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 8 slices provolone cheese
• 4 oz. very thin slices prosciutto
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. Split bread, and spread mayonnaise on each half. Top with basil, mozzarella cheese and tomatoes. One of my kids doesn't like tomatoes, so I leave them off her sandwich.
2. Add provolone cheese and prosciutto, and top with bread.
3. Heat a grill pan coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add sandwiches to pan. Put a big cast iron skillet on top of sandwiches to flatten. Cook 3 minutes on each side.

Notes

Nutrition facts are estimates.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 344Saturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 670mgCarbohydrates: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 18g

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