Using chicken breasts instead of breaded chicken patties shaves both calories and fat from this lighter recipe version of this quick and easy sandwich.
Salsa Chicken Sandwiches
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/4 lb)
- 4 whole wheat burger buns, split
- 1/4 cup black bean dip
- 1/4 cup Muir Glen™ organic garlic cilantro salsa
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
Instructions
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Step1Set oven control to broil. Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick.
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Step2Place chicken on rack in broiler pan. Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat 15 to 20 minutes, turning once (and adding buns, cut sides up, the last 3 to 4 minutes), until chicken is no longer pink in center and buns are lightly toasted.
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Step3Spread bottom half of each bun with 1 tablespoon dip. Top each with chicken breast; spread with 1 tablespoon salsa. Top each with 2 tablespoons lettuce and top of bun.
Nutrition
260
Calories
7g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 420mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 330mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
1Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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