BBQ Chicken Panini Sandwiches are made with packaged seasoned pulled chicken with barbecue sauce, Havarti cheese slices and pickles on sourdough bread cooked in a panini press with a little butter.
Great meal to toss together on busy nights!
I am all about simplicity here- the word simply is literally in my tagline and in my site URL. Dinner does not need to take forever to prepare and cook, it doesn’t need to require 30 ingredients. You can keep food simple, quick and still crazy delicious. These paninis are proof.
You may also enjoy this Turkey and Gouda Panini recipe.
BBQ Chicken Panini Sandwiches
BBQ Chicken Panini Sandwiches have a sweet, tangy, tender chicken filling with a little texture from added pickles with a smooth Havarti cheese all melty inside. The outside sourdough bread gets a little crunchy and is the perfect base to support the wet barbecue sauce and piled on ingredients. Mouthwatering and ready in minutes!
What’s A Panini?
A panini is a sandwich that has been toasted. Typically made with a small loaf of Italian bread, cheese and meat. Toasting the bread is what makes the panini so special and adding the right combination of ingredients gives it that pizazz. We don’t want any boring sandwiches around here.
Tip
If you do not own a panini press, you can still make these sandwiches in more of a grilled cheese form on the stovetop! Follow the instructions down to the panini press step and add the sandwich onto a hot non-stick pan on the stovetop until the bread has browned, then flip and brown the other side. Since this sandwich is piled high, could be a little messy but will be one tasty mess.
Aldi
My obsession with Aldi is real! This is yet another Aldi ingredient recipe. Quick, easy, affordable… oh of course, tasty, Exactly what I want to feed my family. However, if you do not have an Aldi nearby, all these ingredients are easily found at any grocer near you.
You may also enjoy these Copycat KFC Bowls for another shortcut meal made with Aldi ingredients.
BBQ Chicken Panini Sandwiches
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 sandwiches 1x
Description
BBQ Chicken Panini Sandwiches are made with packaged seasoned pulled chicken with barbecue sauce, Havarti cheese slices and pickles on sourdough bread cooked in a panini press with a little butter.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces seasoned pulled chicken with barbecue sauce (heat and serve found in the refrigerator section)
- 4 Havarti cheese slices
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- bread and butter pickles
- butter
Instructions
- Heat the pulled chicken according to instructions on the package.
- Preheat the panini press.
- Butter the bread slices just on one side.
- Place a slice of bread down on panini press butter side down.
- Pile on some barbecue chicken, a couple slices of cheese and desired amount of pickles.
- Place a slice of bread on top butter side up.
- Pull down the press and let cook until bread has browned. My press has a light that will go off when sandwich is complete.
- Carefully remove from press and serve.
- Repeat for second sandwich unless you can fit both at once then cook sandwiches at same time.
Notes
I double this recipe for my family of four.
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Panini Press
Keywords: panini, chicken, barbecue, bbq, sandwich
Do you have any shortcut meals that you create with heat and serve barbecue chicken? Let me know about it in the comments below.
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