Panera Bread Mushroom, Spinach, and Smoked Gouda Sandwiches

By JacqueDavison

Ingredients

• 8 ounces sliced baby bella mushrooms
• 10 ounces baby spinach
• 2 scallions (white and light green parts), trimmed and chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• Pinch of ground nutmeg
• 8 slices from Panera Bread White Whole Grain Loaf
• 1 1/4 cups shredded smoked Gouda cheese
• 4 teaspoons olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put mushrooms in large skillet with a splash of water. Cook over medium heat until mushrooms shrink and give up most of their liquid, about 5 minutes. Add spinach, scallions, oregano, salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and cook just until spinach wilts and liquid is gone, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a plate and wipe out skillet with a paper towel.



2. For each sandwich, put a thin layer of cheese on a slice of bread. Top with 1/4 of the mushroom mixture, another thin layer of cheese and the other slice of bread. Press down gently to compact sandwich.



3. Working in batches, heat oil in skillet over medium heat. When hot, add sandwiches and cook until lightly browned and cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove and cool slightly, then cut on a diagonal.