Bruegger's Bagels Chicken Bagel Azteca

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• Dash of Tabasco
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 6 onion bagels, cut in half
• 3/4 cup commercially prepared jalapeno cream cheese
• 1 cup mild or medium strength salsa
• 14 ounces cab green chiles, chopped or 1 whole fresh mild chile, ribbed, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 pound queso blanco cheese (in Mexican grocery stores) or mozzarella, grated

Instructions

1. Squirt and rub each chicken breast with a dash of Tabasco (to sharpen flavor).
2. Mix the onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, pepper, salt and paprika together and rub on the chicken breasts. Spray a nonstick sauté pan with cooking oil and sauté chicken until done (10 to 13 minutes) over medium high heat.
3. While the chicken is cooking, spread each bagel half with about one tablespoon of the cream cheese and top with salsa and green chiles.
4. Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and chop into half-inch cubes; divide equally atop the bagels. Top the chicken with the grated cheese. Broil for about five minutes, until the cheese is melted.

Attribution

The Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio