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Roasted Chicken, Apricot, and Brie Panini
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Abundance of apricots? Check. Abundance of rosemary focaccia bread? Check. Leftover roasted chicken? Check. In my mind there was only one thing to do, and that was to figure out a panini to go with these ingredients. I was in a no-fuss cooking mood. A use-up-leftovers mood. And a something-different-for-dinner mood.
I already had some focaccia that I had baked earlier in the day, and because rosemary goes so well with apricot and chicken, I used that as my bread.
I checked out the handy Flavor Bible to see what cheese paired best with apricot. Brie, in case you’re wondering. It ended up being a great, simple dinner to throw together with the leftovers of existing dishes. We had plump, juicy red grapes on the side.
Roasted Chicken, Apricot, and Brie Panini
a goodLife {eats} creation
- Focaccia Bread, recipe follows
- Brie, sliced thin
- Roasted Chicken
- Apricots, sliced thin
Preheat panini grill. Place one piece of focaccia dimpled side down. Place a layer of brie, followed by apricots, chicken, and more brie. Top with second piece of bread (dimpled side up). Grill on the banini press until cheese is melted and bread is golden and crispy. Cut sandwiches in half diagonally to form triangles. Repeat for additional sandwiches.
Rosemary Focaccia Bread
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 2 c warm water
- 6 c flour, divided
- 1/2 c soft butter
- 1/2 c chopped fresh rosemary
- 3 tsp salt
- 1/2 c olive oil
- 8 cloves chopped garlic
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Combine yeast and water; let stand 5 minutes. Place 4 c flour in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Add yeast mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
Sprinkle remaining 2 c flour onto a flat surface. Turn dough out onto floured surface, and knead until flour flour is incorporated into dough. Combine half of rosemary, half of salt salt and pepper in a small bowl. Gradually knead butter and rosemary mixture into dough. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
Brush two 15×10 inch jelly roll pans with 2 T oil. Divide dough in half. Roll each portion into a rectangle, and place in pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 40 minutes.
Using fingertips dimple the dough all over in both pans. Drizzle with remaining 6 T olive oil, salt, and garlic. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes, or until golden. Cut or tear into squares.
About the Author:
Katie’s lifelong interest in cooking good food has shown her that part of the goodness in life is enjoying delicious food with friends and family. She is: Writer. Photographer. Recipe Developer. Website Founder. Lover of all things good in life. Wife & Mom. A mix of great recipes, family memories, and yummy photography is what Katie serves up each week at GoodLife Eats™. Katie resides in Colorado with her husband and two children.
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Hello! I'm Katie Goodman, author of GoodLife Eats Etc. where I share what I find in my life. A mix of great recipes, family memories, adventures, good reads, and anything else that I love is what you will discover here.
great sandwich. I love the flavor bible.I got it for my husband for xmas – really so i could use it though. Brie for lunch makes me happy. Right now – it is just making me hungry. thanks for sharing!
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What a great combination of flavors. I'm so excited to see that focaccia recipe. I lost my old favorite recipe.
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"simple dinner"? Maybe so, but it looks like something off of a restaurant menu! I think we would love this one.
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Ashley – I love paninis for dinner. They always seem so simple to me because there are no pots and pans. Just pile bread with yummy things and grill it. Cookin' Canuck – Happy to help you! This focaccia is delicious. I hope you like it as much as we do.
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You are going to blurb this blog into a cookbook, right? It's so pretty.
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Ashley – That was my plan originally. Not sure how long I should wait before I do it. There are so many recipes already!
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This looks great. We eat a lot of panini's as well…my maker is one of my favourite gadgets now. I love the combo of the apricot and the chicken…good for you and lucky for your family.
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These sandwiches look awesome. Just recently came across your blog and happy that I did.
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I really must try this!! ive done similar but with other fruits. Thanks!!! You bread recipe looks amazing!
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Lovely combo. Would be good for pizza too.
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I just love it when what I have in the refrigerator cooperates to make such a perfect meal. Rarely happens, so I have to take comfort in other people's triumphs! It looks just delicious.I found you on TasteSpotting and am writing to say that if you have any photos that aren’t accepted there, I’d love to publish them. Visit my new site (below), it’s a lot of fun! I hope you will consider it.Best, CaseyEditorwww.tastestopping.wordpress.com
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Going to have to try this. Looks amazing!
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Oh my goodness, YUM! I am going to have to try that bread recipe! This looks absolutely divine!!
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Wow this is just great! Creative leftover idea!
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I like adding jams to grilled cheese sandwiches and adding the apricots to this sandwich sounds good as well.
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Did you use all AP flour for the focacia? Or do you think some WW flour would work as well?
Thanks!
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Katie replied: — September 29th, 2010 @ 4:23 PM
Hi Amy – at the time I used AP flour, but I feel confident that you could substitute half for either freshly ground whole white wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour. I do that a lot in recipes now and they come out great. I just haven’t tried it yet with this particular one.