Roasted Red Pepper Italian Panini Grill Sandwich

If you love crispy buttery bread and melty cheese, you are going to LOVE the flavors in this Italian Panini recipe!

Creamy roasted garlic cloves, roasted red peppers, and artichokes combine with Italian cheeses in this popular panini recipe.

I can’t wait to share this grilled panini sandwich with you. It is crazy good, with all sorts of flavors that blend together perfectly to make a party in your mouth!! (I am not kidding, I am already eating my second panini as I write this post!)

For this gluten free panini recipe, I used mozzarella slices. You can also add in some provolone cheese slices to give even more flavor!!

Panini Grill

You don’t need an expensive panini grill to make a panini! And even more importantly, you don’t need one at all :-). Feel free to use a pan and make grilled cheese with this recipe!

I use a Cuisinart Panini Grill because it is easy. The plates come off and can go in the dishwasher, which makes clean up a breeze!

Are you ready to see how easy it is to make this panini grill recipe?

The first step is to roast the garlic bulb. I chop off the tips of the garlic bulb. Next, rub olive oil on the garlic cloves. Bake at 350F degrees until the garlic is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

When the garlic is finished, heat your panini press. If you don’t have a panini press, you can use a pan and grill your sandwich.

Butter one side of the bread and put it on the hot panini press. Smear some roasted garlic bulbs on the bread.

Next, add the cheese!

Now for some pizzazz! Add roasted red pepper and canned artichoke slices on top of the cheese. Put cheese on top of the peppers and artichokes. Add another slice of bread and close the panini press.

Look at all of that melty cheese! You are going to LOVE this with your first bite!!

Enjoy!!

More Delicious Grilled Cheese and Panini Recipes to Try:

• Tuna Panini with Caramelized Onion and Hatch Chiles
• Pepper Jack Grilled Cheese with Strawberry Hot Sauce

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Things You Need To Make This Recipe:

1. An inexpensive super powered panini grill. I love this brand and it is so easy to use. My teens even make panini for themselves with it.
2. Roasted red peppers. I used a brand I found at Trader Joe’s. Any brand will work, just make sure to drain liquid so they don’t make your bread soggy.

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Italian Panini Grill Sandwich

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

An easy Mediterranean style Italian panini grill sandwhich

Course: Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: panini grill sandwich

Servings: 2 sandwiches

Calories: 327 kcal

Author: Sandi Gaertner

Ingredients

• 8 slices of mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup roasted red peppers
• 4 canned artichoke slices
• 6 cloves roasted garlic
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 slices gluten free bread
• 1 teaspoon butter

Instructions

1. Preheat your panini grill. Also preheat a toaster oven or oven to 350F degrees.

2. Cut off some of the top of a head of garlic. Drizzle the olive oil onto it.

3. Bake the head of garlic for 20 minutes until golden. (Note it is faster in a toaster oven. If you use a regular oven it may take longer to get the garlic to caramelize.)

4. Butter one side of four slices of gluten free bread.

5. On a cutting board, slice roasted red peppers and artichokes.

6. Place two slices of bread on your panini grill, butter side down on the hot grate.

7. Spread some caramelized garlic onto each slice of bread. Add two slices of cheese on top of the garlic.

8. Next, add roasted red pepper and artichoke slices.

9. Add two more slices of cheese, then put the bread slice on top, butter side facing up towards the heated top grate.

10. Grill until the cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts

Italian Panini Grill Sandwich

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 327 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g 25%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 9g

Cholesterol 8mg 3%

Sodium 901mg 38%

Potassium 163mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 35g 12%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 4g

Protein 8g 16%

Vitamin A 20.8%

Vitamin C 35.2%

Calcium 13.8%

Iron 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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