Southwestern Chicken Melts
These warm and cheesy open-faced sandwiches are 100% comfort food—a surefire hit with adults and kids alike. They’re delicious made with tuna too!
Recipe - The Fresh Grocer - Corporate
Southwestern Chicken Melts
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time5 Minutes
Ingredients
6 English Muffins, split into halves
4 cans (5 oz. each) Chunk White Chicken
1 can (15.25 oz.) Del Monte® Whole Kernel Corn, drained
1/2 cup Finely Chopped Onion
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
4 tsp dry Taco Seasoning
1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
2 Roma Tomatoes, thinly sliced
6 slices Sharp Cheddar or Pepper Jack Cheese
Hot Sauce, optional
Directions
- Set an oven rack to the middle position.
- Preheat broiler to high.
- Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with foil and arrange English muffin halves crust-sides-up.
- Broil English muffins 1 minute until toasted golden brown.
- Turn them over and broil 1 minute.
- Remove from oven.
- Stir together chicken, corn, onion, mayonnaise, taco seasoning and pepper with a fork in a medium bowl.
- Place about 1/3 cup chicken mixture on each English muffin half.
- Top each with 2 slices of tomato, followed by half a slice of cheese.
- Broil until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned and the chicken salad is warm, about 3 minutes.
- Serve immediately, topped with a few shakes of hot sauce, if desired.
15 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Thomas' Nooks & Crannies Original English Muffins, 6 count, 13 oz, 13 Ounce
$5.29$0.41/oz
ShopRite Premium Chunk White Chicken in Water, 5 oz, 5 Ounce
$2.00$0.40/oz
Del Monte Golden Sweet Whole Kernel Corn, 15.25 oz, 15.25 Ounce
$1.89$0.12/oz
Wholesome Pantry Organic Onions - 3 lb Bag, 1 each, 3 Pound
On Sale! Limit 4
$1.99 was $2.49$0.66/lb
Primal Kitchen Mayo Avocado Oil Real Mayonnaise, 12 fl oz, 12 Fluid ounce
$10.79$0.90/fl oz
Old El Paso Original Taco Seasoning Mix, 1 oz, 1 Ounce
$1.59$1.59/oz
McCormick Coarse Ground Black Pepper, 3.12 oz, 3.12 Ounce
$6.59$2.11/oz
Roma Tomato, 6 Ounce
$0.75 avg/ea$1.99/lb
Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack Natural Cheese, 10 count, 7.5 oz, 7.5 Ounce
$4.49$0.60/oz
Steve's & Ed's Original Louisiana Hot Sauce, 12 fl oz, 12 Ounce
$2.49$0.21/oz
Directions
- Set an oven rack to the middle position.
- Preheat broiler to high.
- Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with foil and arrange English muffin halves crust-sides-up.
- Broil English muffins 1 minute until toasted golden brown.
- Turn them over and broil 1 minute.
- Remove from oven.
- Stir together chicken, corn, onion, mayonnaise, taco seasoning and pepper with a fork in a medium bowl.
- Place about 1/3 cup chicken mixture on each English muffin half.
- Top each with 2 slices of tomato, followed by half a slice of cheese.
- Broil until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned and the chicken salad is warm, about 3 minutes.
- Serve immediately, topped with a few shakes of hot sauce, if desired.