Sandwiches, Wraps & Panini
Cheddar & Pesto Panini
Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 6 min | Servings: 2 | Calories: 445
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
6 min
Servings
2
Calories
445
You can eat your favorite café style panini right at home with this flawless recipe. A wonderful blend of pesto sauce complements a slew of pickled vegetables and a generous helping of Sargento® Ultra Thin® Sharp Cheddar Cheese Slices that will melt perfectly and bring all the ingredients together between two slices of toasted bread.
Ingredients
- 4 tsp. butter, softened
- 4 slices pumpernickel or marble rye bread
- 6 slices Sargento® Ultra Thin® Sharp Cheddar Cheese Slices
- 2 Tbsp. basil pesto sauce
- 1 (2 oz.) jar chopped pimientos, drained or 1/4 cup well-drained mild or hot giardiniera (pickled vegetables)
Directions
- Spread butter over one side of each slice bread; turn 2 slices bread over; top each with 1-1/2 slices cheese, tearing to fit.
- Mix pesto and pimientos; spread over cheese. Top each with remaining 1-1/2 slices cheese and bread buttered sides up.
- Cook in a preheated panini maker for 3 minutes or in a nonstick skillet for 3 minutes per side.
