HEALTHY CHICKEN AND SPINACH PANINI

Healthy Chicken and Spinach Panini image

This is my own personal recipe, I was trying to think of a quick and easy but healthy meal for myself. It's very fresh and tasty, and it's a great warm chicken panini for a cooler day!

Provided by andrea

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Panini Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast half
2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
1 pinch Italian seasoning, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
½ medium onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped roasted red pepper
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 cup fresh spinach
2 slices whole wheat bread
1 slice reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

Steps:

Spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.
Poke a few holes in the chicken and season with 1 teaspoon lemon juice, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add to the hot skillet and cook, flipping occasionally, until no longer pink in the center but not fully cooked, about 8 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate.
Add onion, red peppers, and garlic to the hot skillet. Add more seasonings if desired, and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken back to the skillet; cook and stir for 3 minutes.
Preheat a panini maker and lightly oil both sides.
Mix spinach in a bowl with remaining 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Add chicken and veggie mixture to the spinach and mix it around.
Place a slice of bread on the preheated panini maker. Put chicken mixture on top, followed by Cheddar slice and remaining bread. Toast the sandwich until bread is brown and crispy and cheese it mostly melted, 4 to 6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 365.4 calories, Carbohydrate 34.9 g, Cholesterol 70.6 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 40.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 621.8 mg, Sugar 7.1 g