Hot Brown Panini

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups warm cheese sauce, divided (ingredients below)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 16 italian bread, slices
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese, divided
• 3 cups chopped cooked chicken or 3 cups turkey
• 4 plum tomatoes, sliced
• 13 cooked bacon, slices crumbled

Recipe

• 1 cheese sauce.
• 2 melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth.
• 3 cook 1 minute, whisking constantly.
• 4 gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 5 whisk in swiss and parmesan cheeses, salt, and red pepper, whisking until cheeses are melted and sauce is smooth.
• 6 sandwiches.
• 7 brush melted butter evenly on 1 side of 16 bread slices. place, butter sides down, on wax paper.
• 8 sprinkle 1 tablespoons swiss cheese on top of each of 8 bread slices; top evenly with chicken, tomato slices, and 1 cup warm cheese sauce. sprinkle with bacon and remaining cheese, and top with remaining bread slices, butter sides up.
• 9 cook sandwiches, in batches, in a preheated panini press 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. serve with remaining 2 cups warm cheese sauce for dipping.