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Pesto-Mozzarella Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
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Ingredients

  • 3 tomatoes, halved
  • 1 sweet onion, halved
  • 1 English cucumber, cut into chunks
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into chunks
  • 1½ cups low-sodium tomato juice
  • 3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Pulse tomatoes, onion, cucumber, and bell pepper in batches in a food processor until barely chunky; transfer to a bowl.
  2. Stir in tomato juice, parsley, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Chill until ready to serve.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • ¼ refrigerated reduced-fat pesto
  • 8 (1-oz) slices whole-grain sandwich bread 
  • ½ (8-oz) block part-skim mozzarella cheese, sliced

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Spread pesto over 4 bread slices; top each with cheese. Cover with remaining bread slices. Coat outsides of sandwiches with cooking spray.
  2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  3. Add sandwiches; cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until cheese is melted.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 4
Calories
105
281
386
Fat (g) 0 12 12
Sat. Fat (g) 0 4 4
Protein (g) 3 13 16
Carb (g) 18 32 50
Fiber (g) 4 4 8
Sodium (mg) 368 514 882

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