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Turkey Rueben Panini

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Turkey Rueben Panini

Sandwiches are great but they can lose their charm after you have had hundreds of them. This recipe brings back some of the excitement and is also a quick dinner when paired with some soup. The turkey can easily be replaced with some good old fashioned corned beef.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Poultry, Under 30 min.
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 slice(s) rye bread
  • 4 tbsp thousand island dressing
  • 8 slice(s) Swiss cheese
  • 1 cup(s) sauerkraut
  • 8 oz(s) turkey lunch meat
  • 2 cup(s) chopped spinach finely shredded
  • 1 tomato(es) sliced thin

Method
 

  1. Prep Work: Rinse and dry enough spinach leaves to cover 4 sanwiches.
  2. Lay out bread on a cutting board and spread each piece with dressing.
  3. Top four of the bread slices with one slice of cheese, spinach leaves, 1/4 c. sauerkraut, tomato slices, 1/4 of the meat, and another slice of cheese.
  4. Top each off with the remaining bread, putting the dressing side face down.
  5. Drizzle 2 tsps. olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place one sandwich in pan and turn it to spread oil.
  6. Place another heavy skillet on top of sandwich while it cooks for 2 minutes.
  7. Take off top pan, pick up sandwich with spatula, add one more tsp. olive oil, and return sandwich and top pan; cook 2 minutes more. Place in covered dish to keep warm while making others. Serving Suggestion: Cut and cook Honey Sweetened Carrots while sandwiches are cooking. And/ Or buy some tomato soup in a 32 oz. fluid box. Put it in a pan to warm on low before you start to make the sandwiches. For something raw and for a mega dose of vitamin C, try fresh red bell peppers seeded and cut into slices, or try the GREAT Raw Broccoli.

Notes

Cut sanwiches and serve with ready-made tomato soup for a heartwarming meal.
adapted from Cooking Light Magazine, April 2010

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