There is nothing better than the smell of something cooking throughout the office (minus burnt popcorn).  At DMA, we’ve been known to follow our noses and the smell of bacon up three floors to find the source.

Now that we’ve moved into our new digs, we have a brand new play place for cooking; our very own kitchen.  Watch out, Core readers!  We’re armed and ready with new appliances, utensils and ideas to prepare and share inspired lunches and snacks for the office eater right here at DMA.  Who says that Guy Fieri has the best job on Earth?  We have and will continue to cook and consume our very own creations right here in our office – and now we’ll document it all.  Successes, failures, dishes that pop and those that flop – we will regularly report on our Office Eats.

First up, Grilled Chicken & Veggie Panini a la Brock:

The Ingredients:

• Fresh Zucchini, thinly sliced
• Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper, sliced into strips
• Oroweat Oat Nut Bread
• Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Rotisserie Season Chicken Breast
• Laughing Cow Light Queso Fresco & Chipotle (only 35 calories per wedge!)
• Kuhn Rikon Salt & Pepper Grinders

The Equipment:

• Breville Compact Smart Oven
• Paring knife

The Process & Prep Time:

• Simply slice the zucchini and bell pepper into thin strips/slices, sprinkle with salt and pepper and broil in the Breville for 7-9 minutes (depending on how firm you like your veggies)
• Spread the Laughing Cow onto one slice of bread and pile deli chicken on another slice
• Once the veggies are done to your liking, place a few zucchini slices and pepper strips on the cheese half of the sandwich (makes the cheese nice and melty – yes, melty)
• Introduce half A to half B and, voila! Grilled Chicken & Veggie Panini

Tips & Lessons:

• 1 zucchini and 1 bell pepper make enough grilled veggies for 4 or 5 sandwiches
• You could achieve true Panini-ness by toasting the constructed sandwich in the Breville
• Smells wonderful and is delicious, with almost rave-level reviews all around

Let us know what you think of these Office Eats and we’ll be back with another offering soon.  Wish us luck and happy office eating!
Posted by The Health Nut (Brock Nemecek)

Tags: Breville Compact Smart Oven, Breville Oven, Deli Meat, Grilled Chicken and veggie Panini, Guy Fieri, Kuhn Rikon salt and pepper, Laughing Cow, Laughing Cow Cheese, Office Eats, Office recipes, Oroweat bread, Oscar Mayer

Posted Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 at 2:10 pm and is filed under Culture & Creativity, Recipes & Office Eats, Thoughts on FRESH.