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Grilled cheese with chicken pesto has been cooked and grilled to perfection, and is cut in half on a cutting board.
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Pesto Chicken Grilled Cheese {5 Ingredients}

Flavorful pesto chicken grilled cheese recipe! Made with homemade basil pesto, melted cheese, and fresh tomatoes in between toasted bread.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time11 minutes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 -3
Author: Shuang Shuang Liang

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces of bread
  • 2 cups of chicken shredded or roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup pesto
  • 8 slices of cheese
  • Butter for greasing
  • Tomato slices *optional

Instructions

  • Combine chicken and pesto
  • Spread butter over both sides of the slices of bread
  • Spread the half cheese on each piece of bread.
  • Add roughly 1 cup of pesto chicken on one slice
  • Add a couple of thin sliced of tomatoes on the other side
  • Combine slices and push down to secure grilled chicken tightly inside
  • Heat a non-stick pan or panini grill/griddle pan. Turn the heat to medium to low and fry the sandwich until both sides are golden brown and the cheese is melted.

Notes

Tips:
1. Close the lid if using a pan to melt the cheese more quickly.
2. Watch closely to make sure it doesn’t burn (the heat on each stove/electric griddle may be different).
3. You can make this pesto chicken panini on a grill or sandwich griddle as well.