Pepperoni Pizza Panini

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This pepperoni pizza panini is your favorite late night comfort food turned into a saucy, crispy sandwich! You only need 5 ingredients and 10 minutes to make this tasty treat.

Servings panini

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 8

Total Time 10

Equipment

Cast iron griddle
Grill press optional

Ingredients

2 slices fresh bakery bread French, Italian, or sourdough
2 tsp butter
4 tsp pizza sauce
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
6 slices pepperoni

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

First, assemble the panini. Spread about 1 tsp butter on the outside of each slice of bread, then carefully place one slice of bread butter side down on a plate. Spread half of the pizza sauce onto the bread, then sprinkle with half of the mozzarella cheese. Top with pepperoni slices, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese and drizzle with the remaining pizza sauce. Close the sandwich with the remaining slice of bread, butter side up.
Heat a cast iron pan over medium-low heat. Carefully transfer the panini to the pan once it's warm and cook until the bottom is crisped and golden-brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully flip and cook until the bottom is crisped and golden-brown again, another 3 to 4 minutes. (Alternatively, you can use a preheated grill press on top of the sandwich to crisp both sides at once and avoid flipping your panini.)
Transfer panini to a cutting board and slice diagonally in half. Serve immediately.

Notes

Pizza sauce: For an easy and simple shortcut, use your favorite store-bought pizza sauce! If you're feeling more ambitious, try making our delicious homemade pizza sauce (recipe here) and use it on this sandwich.

Cooking methods: If you have a panini press, you can easily toast this sandwich on it in about the same amount of time as it takes on the stove. Alternatively, cook the sandwiches on a cast iron griddle and optionally use a cast iron grill press to toast both sides at once.

Author: Nicole & Alex

Calories: 535kcal

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: butter, comfort food, fresh bread, late night, lunch, mozzarella, panini, panini press, pepperoni, pizza sauce

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