Spanish Breakfast Panini

By Lauren Keating

Portable breakfast sandwiches loaded with chorizo, red peppers, and fried eggs will turn an on-the-go morning into a special occasion. To save time in the morning, the bell pepper and chorizo filling can be made ahead and will keep in the refrigerator for several days.

  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Course: Breakfast
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 vidalia onion, thinly sliced 
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 3.5 ounces dry chorizo, thinly sliced
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 12-ounce baguette, split lengthwise and cut into four portions
  • 4 ounces manchego cheese, shredded

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the red bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add the chorizo and cook 1-2 minutes, or until warmed through. Transfer to a bowl. 
  2. Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel. Crack in the eggs. Cook 5 minutes, or until the whites are set. Remove from heat. 
  3. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the bottom baguette sections. Top with the pepper and chorizo mixture and a fried egg. Cover with the baguette tops. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a grill pan set over medium heat. Add the sandwiches. With a spatula, firmly press down on the top of each sandwich to flatten it. Cook 1 minute; flip and cook an additional 30 seconds.