Roast Beef Panini With Red Peppers
(provided by the Texas Beef Council)

Ingredients:
8 slices crusty Italian bread, cut in 1/2-inch thick slices
8 slices deli roast beef
4 slices mozzarella cheese
1 container (8-10 oz.) roasted peppers, drained, rinsed and chopped
2 tbsp. green olives, with pimientos; diced
Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing

Directions:
Make four sandwiches with bread, roast beef, cheese, and a sprinkling of diced roasted peppers and olives. Heat a nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat. Brush sandwiches on both sides with olive oil. Grill sandwiches 2-3 minutes on each side. Cut sandwiches in half and serve immediately. Serves 4.

Bertucci's Bello Panini
(provided by the Mushroom Council and Executive Chef Rosario Del Nero from Bertucci’s)

Ingredients:
Large portabella cap (at least 4 oz. and/or 4 in. in diameter)
1/2 8" round focaccia bread
2 tbsp. Roasted Tomato Sauce (recipe below)
2 tbsp. crumbled feta cheese
Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
Balsamic vinegar, as needed      
Salt and pepper, as needed       
Roasted red pepper juice, as needed    
Mesclun mix, as needed              

Directions:
Brush portabella with olive oil and balsamic vinegar; season with salt and pepper to taste. Using metal tongs, place portabella cap on hot grill. Cook 1 minute. Turn and cook an additional minute, until cooked through. Slice focaccia bread open. On bottom half, spread Roasted Tomato Sauce and sprinkle with feta cheese. Moisten top half with pepper juice. Slice grilled portabella cap on bias. Place slices on bottom half of bread, cap side up. Add mesclun. Close with top half and cut Panini in half.

Roasted Tomato Sauce: In baking dish, mix one 28-ounce can plum tomatoes, chopped, 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar and 4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil. Place on pizza stone. Roast in preheated 375°F oven for about 2 hours or until the tomatoes thicken and turn golden. Stir halfway through to ensure even roasting. Once sauce is cooked, mix thoroughly to emulsify. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce. (Sauce is intense and does not need salt.)  

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Grilled Breakfast Panini
(provided by Smucker Foodservice)

Ingredients:
24 slices French bread, sliced diagonally into ½-inch thick slices
Melted butter, as needed
1-1/2 c. Jif Simply Creamy Peanut Butter
12 Bananas, fresh
3 c. Smucker's Dove Dark Chocolate Topping
24 strawberries, fresh, whole

Directions:
Brush 2 slices of bread lightly with butter, close forming a "sandwich" and grill on preheated panini grill until golden. Open "sandwich" and arrange on flat work surface; spread 1 tablespoon Jif Simply Creamy Peanut Butter evenly over each slice of bread. Slice 1 banana and layer evenly over bottom half of sandwich; close with top half of sandwich. Diagonal-slice in quarters; arrange on plate. Serve with ¼ cup Smucker's Dove Dark Chocolate Topping portioned in a ramekin and 2 strawberries. Serves 12.

Cuban Panino
(provided by The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Pizza & Panini)

Ingredients:
2 slices Ciabatta
1 tbsp. butter
2 tsp. prepared mustard
1/8 lb. sliced ham
1/8 lb. sliced pork roast
3 slices Swiss cheese
½ dill pickle, sliced

Directions:
Heat the grill; split bread and spread butter on outside. Spread mustard on inside top of bread. Assemble sandwich with ham, pork roast, cheese and pickle slices. Grill sandwich 5 minutes or until outside of bread is golden and cheese melts. Serves 1.

Italico Chicken Sandwich
(provided by BelGioioso Cheese)

Ingredients:
1 garlic clove, minced
Olive oil, as needed
1⁄2 c. fresh spinach
1⁄2 c. chopped roasted tomatoes
Dash crushed red pepper
1 boneless chicken breast, browned, cubed
2 oz. BelGioioso Italico cheese, shredded
1⁄8 c. half & half or cream
Sandwich roll

Directions:
Sauté garlic in olive oil until almost brown. Add spinach; sauté until wilted. Add chopped roasted tomatoes and crushed red pepper; sauté until heated through. In separate pan, heat chicken and Italico cheese with cream until cheese makes a sauce when melted. Stir in tomato-spinach mixture. Serve chicken mixture inside sandwich roll. Serves 1.