Chicken Florentine Panni
Ingredients:
- 1 (10-oz.) can Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Crust
- 1 (9-oz.) pkg. Green Giant Frozen Spinach
- ¼ cup light mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped red onion
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon vinegar (cider, red, balsamic)
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 (4-inch) slices Provolone cheese
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Unroll dough; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Start at center, press out dough to edges of pan.
- Bake 10 minutes. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
- Meanwhile, cook spinach as directed on package. Drain well; squeeze dry with paper towels.
- In small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 1 of the garlic clove; mix well. Refrigerate.
- Heat oil in small saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until tender-crisp. Add sugar and vinegar. Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until most of liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
- To flatten each chicken breast half, place, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Working from center, gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about ¼ inch thick; remove wrap.
- Sprinkle chicken with Italian seasoning and garlic.
- Spray large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook 8 minutes or until browned, fork tender and juices run clear, turning once.
- Cut cooled pizza crust into 4 rectangles. Remove rectangles from pan, spread each with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise mixture. Top 2 rectangles with chicken, spinach, onion mixture, cheese and remaining crust rectangles, mayonnaise side down.
- Heat large skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat until hot. Place sandwiches in skillet. Place smaller skillet on sandwiches to flatten slightly. Cook about 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp and heated, turning once. Cut each warm sandwich into quarters.