Chicken Fajita Melts

Health score
25%
Chicken Fajita Melts
35 min.
8
499kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • slices bread french (1/)
  • 0.5 cup onions sliced
  • 0.5 cup bell pepper red sliced
  • cup salsa 
  • cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • 36 ounce chicken breast halves boneless skinless thinly sliced
  • tablespoons taco seasoning 
  • 0.5 cup sacremento tomato juice 
  • tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • oven
  • broiler

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the chicken, and cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the sliced onions and red peppers, and cook and stir for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the tomato juice and taco seasoning, and mix well. Cook mixture until the juice has thickened and the chicken is well coated with sauce, about an additional 7 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
  5. Spread 2 tablespoons of salsa over each slice of French bread. Evenly spoon the chicken mixture on top of the salsa topped bread.
  6. Sprinkle each sandwich with 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
  7. Place sandwiches under the preheated broiler and cook for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown.

Nutrition Facts

Calories499kcal
Protein33.3%
Fat35.63%
Carbs31.07%

Properties

Glycemic Index
24.73
Glycemic Load
26.3
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
26.925217441891%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.06mg
Isorhamnetin
0.5mg
Kaempferol
0.08mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
2.23mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:499.46kcal
24.97%
Fat:19.67g
30.25%
Saturated Fat:7.28g
45.51%
Carbohydrates:38.59g
12.86%
Net Carbohydrates:36.05g
13.11%
Sugar:5.76g
6.4%
Cholesterol:109.9mg
36.63%
Sodium:983.94mg
42.78%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:41.36g
82.73%
Selenium:67.52µg
96.46%
Vitamin B3:16.97mg
84.87%
Vitamin B6:1.16mg
57.83%
Phosphorus:482.94mg
48.29%
Vitamin B1:0.57mg
38.16%
Vitamin B2:0.55mg
32.42%
Calcium:252.96mg
25.3%
Folate:100.28µg
25.07%
Vitamin B5:2.29mg
22.94%
Vitamin C:17.87mg
21.66%
Manganese:0.43mg
21.4%
Potassium:721.53mg
20.62%
Iron:3.33mg
18.48%
Vitamin A:896.09IU
17.92%
Magnesium:69.94mg
17.48%
Zinc:2.57mg
17.14%
Vitamin K:12.97µg
12.35%
Vitamin E:1.6mg
10.67%
Fiber:2.54g
10.15%
Vitamin B12:0.55µg
9.24%
Copper:0.18mg
8.85%
Vitamin D:0.3µg
1.98%
Source:Allrecipes