Description
This turkey pesto panini has delicious layers of melty provolone, flavorful pesto, sweet red peppers, and turkey. YUM! (Starbucks copycat)
Ingredients
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- 14 oz. ciabatta or focaccia bread (take and bake is perfect)
- 8 Tbsp. pesto (1/2 cup)
- 8 oz. deli turkey
- 1 cup sliced roasted red peppers
- 4 oz. provolone cheese (8 thin slices)
Instructions
- Bake bread and let cool if necessary.
- Spread both sides of bread with pesto sauce.
- Top with red peppers, turkey, and provolone cheese.
- Place assembled sandwiches in a lightly oiled nonstick skillet or grill pan over medium heat. Place a heavy pan or pot on top of sandwiches and cook for about 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Flip over sandwiches, add weight on top, and cook another 3-4 minutes, until cheese is melty and both sides are golden brown.
Notes
- If you prefer, you can also bake these. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until cheese is melty. Press the sandwich down with a weighted pan. (Leave on while baking if it’s oven-safe.)
- Storage: Store the components in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
- Ingredient notes: Feel free to switch up the sandwich components.
- Prep ahead: If you would like to assemble the turkey pesto panini recipe ahead of time, you could do this as it’s essentially what is done if you get it from Starbucks! Assemble the sandwich, store it in the refrigerator for a day or two, and then cook the sandwiches in a skillet or on a panini press.
- Special tools: If you don’t have a panini press, use a heavy pan like a cast iron skillet.
- Serve with: Soup, raw veggies and dip, potato chips, fruit.