Hot Brown Panini

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• 2 Tb. melted butter
• 16 (1/2" thick) Italian bread slices
• wax paper
• 1 c. shredded Swiss cheese
• 3 c. chopped cooked chicken or turkey
• 4 plum tomatoes, sliced
• White Cheese Sauce: warmed and divided
• 1/4 c. butter
• 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 c. milk
• 1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese
• 1 c. grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper
• 13 cooked bacon slices, crumbled

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

1. Brush melted butter on 1 side of 16 bread slices. Place slice, butter side down, on wax paper.

2. Sprinkle 1 Tb. Swiss cheese on top of each of 8 bread slices; top with chicken, tomato slices, and 1 cup warm White Cheese Sauce. Sprinkle with bacon and remaining Swiss cheese, and top with remaining bread slices, butter side up.

3. Cook sandwiches, in batches, in a preheated panini press 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with remaining 2 c. warm White Cheese Sauce for dipping.

For White Cheese Sauce:
Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Whisk in cheese, salt, and red pepper, whisking until cheeses are melted and sauce is smooth.

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