Copycat Panera Frontega Chicken Panini

• Meat

  • 2 Chicken breasts

• Produce

  • 10 Basil, fresh leaves
  • 1/2 Red onion, small
  • 1 Tomato

• Condiments

  • 1 Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
  • 1/4 cup Mayonnaise

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Olive oil or nonstick spray, extra virgin

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 4 Focaccia buns

• Dairy

  • 8 oz Mozzarella ball

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Description

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce + 1 or 2 teaspoons sauce
• 4 focaccia buns (or 1 loaf focaccia bread, cut into quarters)
• 2 chicken breasts (12-14oz total,) cooked then shredded
• 8oz mozzarella ball, sliced
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 1/2 small red onion, sliced
• 10-12 fresh basil leaves, chopped
• extra virgin olive oil or nonstick spray

Directions

• Add mayonnaise, chipotle pepper, and adobo sauce to a mini food processor bowl then process until smooth. Alternatively, chop pepper up very fine then stir with sauce into mayonnaise. Spread chipotle mayo onto tops and bottoms of buns then layer on shredded chicken, tomato, red onion, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil. Press in panini press over medium-high heat until cheese is melted and bread is crisp. Serve immediately.