Italian Sausage Breakfast Panini
A crisp, buttery breakfast panini filled with caramelized Italian sausage, cheesy scrambled eggs and baby arugula.
Ingredients
- ground Italian sausage
- eggs
- shredded cheese
- baby arugula
- a small loaf of schiacciata or your favorite panini bread
Instructions
- Make a small loaf of schiacciata or grab your favorite store bought panini bread.
- Place a large skillet over medium to medium high heat. Crumble your Italian sausage into the skillet and cook until it is cooked through, slightly crisp and beginning to caramelize. Transfer the sausage onto a paper towel lined plate and set aside for now.
- Discard the grease from the skillet and return it to medium heat. Whisk your eggs into the skillet, season with salt and black pepper and cook until they are soft scrambled. Add some shredded cheese and cook until fully set. Transfer off the heat and set aside for now.
- Slice your loaf lengthwise and add a layer of cheese over the bottom slice.
- Top with a layer of scrambled eggs, a layer of ground Italian sausage, some baby arugula and more shredded cheese.
- Add the top layer of bread and grill in a panini press or on a grill pan or cast iron skillet with a weighted meat press over top.
- Slice into individual portions and enjoy warm or let cool and wrap in parchment paper and chill in an airtight container until ready to enjoy.
- Reheat in a microwave or oven until warmed through.