Subway's new, limited-time Tuscan Chicken Melt is a "$6 Footlong Special" they're offering this month in addition to their Featured $5 Footlong. It features strips of chicken breast tossed in a zesty herb seasoning, served with your choice of melted cheese, veggies, and bread and finished with a balsamic vinaigrette.
I went with pepper jack cheese, lettuce, spinach, onions, tomatoes, and the Italian herbs & cheese bread. It cost me
$6 for a footlong.
Subway actually had an identically named sub back in 2009, but I guess maybe the chicken is seasoned differently this time around.
So how was the chicken? On this occasion, surprisingly tender and juicy, though not quite fresh tasting (which makes sense since it's pre-cooked from a distribution center). There's a pleasant Italian herb flavor to the chicken similar to Italian dressing but without the tang. In short, the chicken was good!
Like a lot of Subway subs that I've tried, it could have used a little bit more chicken. There was the occasional bite here and there where I found myself chewing on just bread and vegetables. Fortunately the balsamic vinaigrette added a light sweetness to flavor things up.
The vegetables were also typical of Subway: crisp and fresh.
The cheese wasn't very peppery at all and didn't deliver much in the flavor department save for a generic creaminess.
I went with Italian herbs & cheese bread because I'd never tried it before and figure it would go well with the rest of the ingredients. It had a nice, herby flavor and developed a thin, crisp shell from toasting. I didn't really notice the cheese in eating the sandwich though.
Overall the Tuscan Chicken Melt was pretty good. It feels a bit like a salad-sub with light flavors and balsamic vinaigrette the way I had it. I especially liked the chicken, which was tender and juicy (your mileage may vary) and had an balanced, seasoned flavor I found more enjoyable than Subway's other chicken options.
Nutritional Info - Subway 6-inch Tuscan Chicken Melt (269g)
Calories - 380 (from Fat - 70)
Fat - 8g (Saturated Fat - 3.5g)
Sodium - 1080mg
Carbs - 52g (Sugar - 11g)
Protein - 27g
I just had this sandwich on flatbread with american cheese, spinach, black olives, onions and bell peppers. The taste of the chicken was really good. It was light and fresh. I'm not a fan of soggy bread and the sauce from the chicken did get the bread a little soggy. Next time I'll opt for regular bread instead of the flatbread I think. All in all, I think it was as pretty good sandwich.
ReplyDeletePondering the value of the edible my feeble arithmetic skills declare the dining delight costs around 20 USA cents per centimeter.
ReplyDeleteI guess.
Not sure.
Fun with numbers!!!!!
less chicken higher prices. goodbye subway
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If I was a gladiator of the type portrayed in movies the sword would be piercing my delicate body!!!
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I HAVE read, however, that in actuality it was the thumb upraised that indicated the sword was to descend and ruin the recipient's day.
Uggghhhh.....................
Sniff.
Sure gotta' tough audience 'round these parts.
Depends on where you go and who makes the Sub. At my local Subway whenever the Indian people are working I don't bother going in. They give you as little meat and veggies as possible for maximum price. But when the Mexican guy and black girl are working, they load those subs up.
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