Panini Stacked Sticks Recipes

'NDUJA & SPRING GARLIC CARBONARA

Steps:

• Whisk up eggs & cheese. Bring water to a boil. Season it with salt, cook pasta 1 minute less than package directions. Reserve 1 cup of boiling water, whisk into egg yolks. Meanwhile, heat EVOO in a large skillet, melt 'nduja into it, stir in garlic, add wine. Add pasta to 'nduja, toss and remove pan from heat, add tempered eggs & cheese, toss a minute more. Top pasta with black pepper. Pass extra cheese & EVOO at table.

SPICY STACKED CUBAN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• HEAT grill to medium heat.
• DRAIN pickles on paper towels. Meanwhile, cut cheese slices crosswise in half, then lenthwise into thirds. (You will get 6 pieces from each cheese slice.) Mix cream cheese, chili sauce and pepper until well blended.
• TOP each of 24 crackers with 1 cheese piece, 1/2 tsp. cream cheese mixture, 1 ham piece and 1 pickle; cover with second cheese piece and cracker. Wrap 6 sandwiches in heavy-duty foil. Repeat with remaining sandwiches to make 4 packets. Place in cooler for transporting to tailgating party or other destination.
• HEAT grill to medium heat. Grill packets 8 to 10 min. or until cheese begins to melt, turning after each minute.
• Substitute:
• Prepare using OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Shaved Smoked Turkey Breast.
• Use Your Oven:
• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Assemble and wrap stacks as directed. Bake 5 to 7 min. or until cheese is melted.
• Make Ahead:
• Prepare foil packets as directed. Refrigerate until ready to grill.

BACON-WRAPPED BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Cut bacon strips in half and lay them out on a cutting board. Break the bread sticks into 4-inch lengths. Sprinkle the bacon with brown sugar so that the bacon is completely coated. Press the sugar onto the bacon with your fingers. Continue to sprinkle sugar and press it on until no more sugar will adhere.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Set a rack over a foil-lined baking sheet. Roll the bacon strips, sugar side in, around the bread sticks in a spiral fashion. Be sure to begin as close to the bread stick edge as possible and roll very tightly. Place seam side down on the rack. Bake about 20 minutes, but watch carefully so that the sugar doesn't burn in the last minutes of cooking. Remove them from the oven and let rest for an hour on the rack to become firm.

CRUNCHY MONKEY PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA STICKS

Steps:

• Heat the peanut butter in the microwave on high for 20 seconds to loosen it, then stir honey into it. Place the granola into a food processor and lightly process to crush up the granola, nuts, and raisins. Peel and cut each banana in half across the middle. Insert a popsicle or chop stick into the cut end of each half-banana. Spread 1 side of each banana stick with 1/4 of the peanut sauce then coat liberally with spoonfuls of granola, gently pressing it into the peanut butter. Eat the bananas right off the sticks, but serve on a plate to catch the crumbs.

PARMESAN CHICKEN STICKS

Steps:

• Lay the chicken breasts on a cutting board and slice each diagonally into 4 or 5 large strips.
• Combine the flour, salt, and pepper on a dinner plate. Beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon of water on a second plate. Combine the breadcrumbs and Parmesan on a third plate. Dredge the chicken breasts on both sides in the flour mixture, then dip both sides into the egg mixture and roll in the bread-crumb mixture, pressing lightly to coat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large saute pan and cook the chicken strips on medium-low heat for about 3 minutes on each side, until just cooked through. Don't crowd the pan. Add more butter and oil and cook the rest of the chicken breasts. Serve each strip on a skewer or stick.
• You can keep the chicken breasts warm for about 15 minutes on a sheet pan in a preheated 200 degree F oven.

PORCHETTA PANINI

Steps:

• For the Salsa Verde: Combine all ingredients in a bowl, tossing until thoroughly mixed.
• For Assembly: Lightly toast the flatbread in oven. Smear 4 of the flatbread pieces with 1/3 cup Salsa Verde. Layer with sliced porchetta, fontina, arugula and onions. Cover with remaining flatbreqd. Press in Panini press until melted. Serve.

HONEY NUT CHICKEN STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper. Place flour in a large shallow dish. Coat chicken in flour. Beat eggs and milk in a shallow dish. Combine cereal, bread crumbs, paprika, poultry seasoning, grill seasoning and vegetable oil in food processor. Transfer breading to a shallow dish. Place a nonstick baking sheet near chicken breading station. In batches, take flour coated chicken and coat in eggs then in breading and place on nonstick cookie sheet. When all the chicken has been coated, transfer to oven and bake 15 minutes, until evenly brown and cooked through. Cool and serve, or pack up for a picnic! This chicken may be served hot or cold.

ULTIMATE PANINI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until deep golden brown., Layer the cheese, ham, tomato, pickles and caramelized onions on four bread slices; top with remaining bread. Spread outsides of sandwiches with butter., Cook on a panini maker or indoor grill for 3-4 minutes or until bread is browned and cheese is melted.