Vinny's Chicken Sandwich as Served at Vinny's Bakery and Café in Pasco, Washington, as seen on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29.
Recipe courtesy of Vinny's Bakery

Vinny's Special Chicken Sandwich

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  • Level: Intermediate
  • Total: 8 hr 50 min (includes marinating time)
  • Active: 45 min
  • Yield: 15 servings

Ingredients

Chipotle Sauce:

Marinade:

Sandwiches:

Directions

Special equipment:
a deli slicer; a panini press
  1. For the chipotle sauce: Blend mayonnaise, paprika and sun-dried tomatoes in a blender.
  2. For the marinade: Combine vegetable oil, orange juice, paprika, black pepper, salt, garlic and cumin in a container and and blend with an immersion blender until the marinade becomes slightly thickened and bright orange, about 6 minutes. Slice chicken into thin slices with a deli slicer and place in marinade. Let marinate 8 hours or up to overnight in refrigerator.
  3. For the sandwiches: Preheat a grill for cooking at medium-high heat. Grill chicken until fully cooked, about 3 minutes per side (see Cook's Note). Grill zucchini, 1 minute per side.
  4. Preheat a panini press on medium heat. Spread chipotle sauce on bread bottoms, then top with tomato slices, rings of onion, grilled zucchini and grilled chicken. Place sandwiches on panini press until bread is crispy, approximately 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining sandwiches. Cut in half diagonally and serve.

Cook’s Note

For juicy, flavorful chicken, fully cook it, but do not allow it to overcook, not even by 1 minute. Once that chicken slice is white and tender, take it off the grill. Do not allow the zucchini to overcook.