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 - Price Rite Marketplace 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
$3.19$0.25/oz
Campbell's Condensed Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup, 10.5 oz
$1.49$0.14/oz
Del Monte Golden Sweet Whole Kernel Corn, 15.25 oz
$1.19$0.08/oz
Wholesome Pantry Organic Onions - 3 lb Bag, 1 each
On Sale!
$1.99 was $2.59$0.66/lb
Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise Real Mayo 30 oz, Pack of 15
$5.99$0.20/fl oz
Taco Bell Original Taco Seasoning Mix, 1 oz
$0.99$0.99/oz
Badia Ground Black Pepper, 6 oz
$3.99$0.67/oz
Roma Tomato
$0.63 avg/ea$1.69/lb
Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack Natural Cheese, 10 count, 7.5 oz
$3.39$0.45/oz
Cholula Original Hot Sauce, 5 fl oz
$3.79$0.76/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.