Turkey Florentine Sandwiches Recipe

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Upgrade a lunchtime classic into a dinnertime feast with a few fancy yet simple tweaks. —Karel Reynolds, Rutherfordton, North Carolina

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Turkey Florentine Sandwiches Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup fresh baby spinach
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 ounces sliced deli turkey breast
2 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
4 slices whole wheat bread
Cooking spray

Directions

In a small nonstick skillet, saute mushrooms in oil until tender. Add spinach and garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Layer the spinach mixture, turkey and cheese on two bread slices; top with remaining bread. Spritz outsides of sandwiches with cooking spray. Cook on a panini maker or indoor grill for 4-5 minutes or until bread is browned and cheese is melted. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 sandwich equals 346 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 937 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Turkey Florentine Sandwiches in Healthy Cooking April/May 2012, p57

Panini

A sandwich typically assembled with cheese and perhaps meat, vegetables and condiments that is grilled until the interior is warmed and the exterior is crispy. A flat bread such as focaccia is classically used.