Quick Meals Tip - Make A Panini

In a hurry for a tasty meal?  Try a grilled sandwich or a quesadilla.  Paninis are fancy grilled sandwiches made in a press that puts grill marks on the sandwiches.  You can make something similar by slowing toasting a buttered sandwich in a pan until the ingredients inside are hot.  A variety of meats, cheeses, and sauteed vegetables can be added to make a tasty grilled sandwich.

In our part of the world, tortillas are staples and often used instead of bread.  Quesadillas are grilled tortilla sandwiches.   These can be healthy too by adding low-fat meats and vegetables.  At the Extension Office we make them often with our 4-Hers by spreading the tortillas with cream cheese and then adding a variety of vegetables topped with some cheddar cheese.  The cream cheese helps hold the vegetables in as the quesadilla is flips to toast both sides.

This is also an excellent way to use up leftover Easter ham and vegetables.