Pimiento Cheese Panini

Ingredients

• 8 oz. grated reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1 4-oz. jar diced pimientos
• drained
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 12 slices pumpernickel sandwich bread
• 1 medium zucchini
• thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Stir together Cheddar, mayonnaise, pimientos, cumin, chili powder, and cayenne in bowl.
2. Spread cheese mixture on 6 slices bread; top with zucchini and remaining bread slices.
3. Spray panini with cooking spray.
4. Coat skillet or grill pan with cooking spray, and heat over medium heat.
5. Place panini in pan; weight with smaller-diameter saucepan weighted with 2 cans.
6. Cook 2 minutes.
7. Flip, replace weight, and cook 2 minutes more.
8. (Or cook 4 minutes in panini maker.)