This was another easy recipe from the 50 Panini booklet. I made these over the weekend and used leftover steak, onions, and peppers from a Fajita Night last week. We really should start calling it Burrito Night since that’s all we make now. But anyway, I digress.

The original recipe called for onion rolls, but I had ciabatta in the freezer and used that instead.

Spicy Steak Panini (adapted from Food Network Magazine’s 50 Panini booklet)
Serves: 2

Leftover cooked steak (preferably cooked with onions and peppers, you can use my Fajita Night recipe if you want), about 1.5 cups worth
Salt and pepper
Shredded pepper jack cheese
1 Ciabatta roll or other roll long enough to make 2 sandwiches, like this one:

Cut the bread in half and split each half. Spread mayo on the inside of the bread.

Spread a layer of cooked steak, onions, and peppers on top of the bread. You might want to heat up the steak in the microwave first, or you’ll need to put the sandwiches into the oven to cook through (like I did).

Season with salt and pepper, then cover the steak on each sandwich with a small handful of cheese.

Top the sandwiches and grill in your panini press (or grill pan, stove top directions are here) until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes. **If the cheese doesn’t melt because the steak just came out of the fridge, pop the sandwiches in the oven on 350 for another 5 minutes or so, until heated up all the way through.