Panini grills are becoming more and more popular for cooking fast, delicious, and easy simple meals at home. One simply warms the grill, put in the sandwich, and (checking for desired browning) in about 3 minutes (depending on brand) a yummy treat is ready to eat. It’s fun to experiment with different breads and fillings, but here are three recipes sure to please.
Preheat grill per manufacturer instructions.
Each of these tasty recipes makes one grilled panini sandwich.
Best French Toasted Breakfast Panini
This super easy recipe makes a delicious breakfast sandwich filled with cream cheese and favorite preserves and dusted outside with sweet powdered sugar. These are pretty and special enough for guests.
Ingredients:
- 2 slices French bread, sliced thickly (about 1 inch)
- Cream cheese (roughly 3 tablespoons)
- Preserves or jam (roughly 3 tablespoons of favorite flavor)
- Butter to coat outside of sandwich
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Directions:
- Lay out French bread slices
- Mix cream cheese and preserves (try apricot, strawberry, blueberry or orange marmalade)
- Spread cream cheese/preserve mixture on one side of a slice of bread and then top with remaining slice (sandwiching mixture)
- Spread the outside of bread with butter
- Place in grill
- Grill as desired (see manufacturer’s instructions)
- Remove sandwich from grill and immediately dust with powdered sugar
Variations:
Rather than preserves, add cinnamon and raisins to cream cheese.
Fill with cream cheese only. Eat as French toast, topped with syrup.
Morning Omelette Panini Recipe
A yummy mix of cheese, ham, eggs and peppers; a whole breakfast in one sandwich.
Ingredients:
- 1 hoagie roll or hearty bread of choice
- 2 slices mild cheddar or American cheese
- 4 slices deli ham
- 4 slices sweet roasted peppers
- 2 eggs, scrambled
- Butter or margarine
Directions:
- Cut roll open or lay out thick bread slices
- Lay cheese, ham, peppers, and eggs inside sandwich
- Close sandwich and butter outsides
- Grill in panini press per manufacturer instructions or to preference
Yummy Breakfast or Brunch Panini Sandwich
Egg, avocado, ham and cheese make this a hearty and healthy breakfast one can grab on the go.
Ingredients:
- 2 slices hearty bread
- 1 egg, fried
- 1/2 avocado
- 2 slices cheddar cheese
- 2 slices ham
Directions:
- Spread avocado on bread
- Add cheese, ham, and fried egg
- Close sandwich and place in panini maker
- Cook around three minutes and serve
Variation:
Leave out the ham to make it vegetarian.
Other articles of interest may be Tasty Panini Sandwich Recipe Ideas, Easy Vegetarian Panini Recipes, and Panini Sandwich Party Recipe Ideas.
For more good ideas, see the website Panini Sandwiches.
A panini grill is a lot of fun and enjoyable to use. The warm, crispy panini sandwiches are comforting and simple.
If someone doesn't have a panini grill, consider one as a great birthday or holiday gift.
Janienne Jennrich - Janienne Jennrich, Topic Editor for Kids & Teen Parties and for Hair, is an award-winning freelance writer & webmaster.
