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Grilled Cheese & Chicken with Pesto Kale

Grilled Cheese & Chicken with Pesto Kale

plus Blood Orange, Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges & Chili Lime Mayo

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on December 29, 2025
Tags:
Easy Prep
Allergens:
Milk
Soy
Wheat
Eggs

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time
Prep Time
DifficultyMedium
serving amount

10 ounce

Chopped Chicken Breast

½ ounce

Sunflower Seeds

4 ounce

Kale

2 unit

Sweet Potato

½ cup

Mozzarella Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

4 slice

Sourdough Bread

(Contains: Soy, Wheat)

1 teaspoon

Chili Powder

2 tablespoon

Mayonnaise

(Contains: Eggs)

2 slice

Gouda Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 unit

Lime

1 unit

Blood Orange

1 teaspoon

Garlic Powder

1 ounce

Basil Paste

Not included in your delivery

2 teaspoon (tsp)

Olive Oil

2 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking Oil

2 tablespoon (tbsp)

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

teaspoon (tsp)

Salt

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

/ per serving
Calories1100 kcal
Fat59 g
Saturated Fat20 g
Carbohydrate89 g
Sugar17 g
Dietary Fiber11 g
Protein57 g
Cholesterol200 mg
Sodium1110 mg
Trans Fat1 g
Potassium1110 mg
Calcium510 mg
Iron5.2 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Large Pan
Medium Bowl
Small Bowl
Zester
Baking Sheet

Cooking Steps

Prep
1
  • Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

  • Cut sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Remove and discard any large stems from kale. Roughly chop sunflower seeds. Zest and quarter lime. Peel orange, removing as much white pith as possible. Discard peel. Thinly slice orange into rounds, removing any seeds.

Roast Sweet Potatoes
2
  • Toss sweet potatoes on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until tender and slightly crispy, 25-30 minutes.

Make Pesto Kale
3
  • Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add kale and a splash of water; season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted and tender, 1-2 minutes.

  • Turn off heat; transfer to a medium bowl. Wipe out pan.

  • To bowl with kale, stir in basil paste and sunflower seeds. Taste and season with a squeeze of lime juice, salt, and pepper.

Mix Mayo
4
  • In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaiselime zest, juice from one lime wedge (two wedges for 4 servings), and as much chili powder as you like.

Assemble Sandwiches
5
  • Place half the sourdough slices on a clean work surface.

  • Evenly layer with gouda, as much blood orange as you like, and pesto kale. Top with mozzarella. Close with remaining sourdough slices to form sandwiches.

Cook Sandwiches
6
  • Melt 1 TBSP butter in pan used for kale over medium heat. Once hot, add sandwiches and push around in pan until butter has absorbed. (TIP: Work in batches or use a second pan, using 1 TBSP butter for each batch.) Cook until bread is golden brown and cheese melts slightly, 4-6 minutes.

  • Add another 1 TBSP butter to pan, then flip sandwiches and push around again until butter has absorbed. Cook until bread is golden brown and cheese fully melts, 4-6 minutes.

Finish & Serve
7
  • Transfer sandwiches to a cutting board; halve crosswise.

  • Divide sandwiches and sweet potato wedges between plates. Serve with chili lime mayo on the side.