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Salsa Chicken Sandwiches
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Salsa Chicken Sandwiches

Using chicken breasts instead of breaded chicken patties shaves both calories and fat from this lighter recipe version of this quick and easy sandwich. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:25 min
makes:4 sandwiches

4boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/4 lb)
4whole wheat buns, split
1/4cup black bean dip
1/4cup Muir Glen® organic garlic cilantro salsa
1/2cup shredded lettuce
1.Set 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.
2.Place 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.
3.Spread 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.

Nutritional Information
1 Sandwich: Calories 260 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 75mg; Sodium 420mg; Total Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 4g); Protein 29Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 4%; Iron 15Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 3 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans, 1 oz-equivalents Grains

 
 
 
1 Review

 

Yum, yum, yum!
Oh my gosh, this was delicious! I tweaked it a little though. Instead of the beans, I spread some guacamole on. Mmm... Definitely try this. You get protein from the chicken, fiber from the bread, protein from the beans (or healthy fat from guac, like on mine), a low-cal way to spice it up from the salsa and some lovely texture from the lettuce!
Posted at 9:41 AM on July 28 2008 by neolover24488 ,