One-Pan Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Melts
with Chicken Thighs, Green Pepper & Spicy Cream Sauce
- Milk
- Soy
- Wheat
Melty cheese. Creamy sauce. One pan, and minimal clean up. Yeah, that’s a recipe for mealtime success! Tonight, we’ve got juicy dark meat chicken and green pepper-stuffed tortilla melts filled with two luscious fillings: cheddar cheese and a spicy cream sauce. Don't worry, there's extra sauce for dipping! The best part? This melted goodness all comes together in just 25 minutes.
Ingredients
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
10 ounce
Diced Chicken Thighs
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
2 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. • In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine sour cream, cream cheese, 1 tsp water (2 tsp for 4 servings), and hot sauce to taste. (Start with half the hot sauce, then taste and add more from there if you like things spicy.) Microwave until softened, 30 seconds. Stir to combine.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes.
• Add chicken* to pan with green pepper. Season with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned and cooked through and green pepper is tender, 4-6 minutes. • Stir in stock concentrate until combined. Turn off heat.
• Place tortillas on a clean work surface. • Spread one half of each tortilla with half the spicy cream sauce (save the rest for serving). Using a slotted spoon, top cream sauce with chicken filling, then sprinkle with cheddar. Fold tortillas in half to create tortilla melts.
• Wipe out pan used for filling. Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in same pan over medium heat. • Add tortilla melts (work in batches for 4); cook until tortillas are golden brown and cheese melts, 3-4 minutes per side. • Transfer to a paper-towel-lined cutting board.
• Cut tortilla melts into wedges. • Divide between plates and serve with remaining spicy cream sauce on top or on the side for dipping.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The spicy cream sauce inside the tortilla melts is a standout, and the beef stock concentrate adds a savory depth to the chicken filling. Some found the overall flavor mild; adding cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, or taco seasoning to the chicken made a noticeable difference.
- Ease of prep: This comes together in about 20–25 minutes and is genuinely easy to make, though flipping the tortillas without tearing them takes a little care.
- Suggestions: Add sliced onion to the pepper when sautéing for more flavor and volume; a side of salsa, pico de gallo, or rice and beans rounds out the meal nicely. Use less cream cheese in the sauce if you find it overpowering, or swap it for just sour cream and hot sauce.
- Leftovers: The filling reheats well, but the tortillas can go soggy — best enjoyed fresh on the first day.
- Protein: Many customers preferred white meat chicken or ground beef over the diced dark meat thighs, which some found fatty and gristly.
Reviews from our home cooks
I do not know WHERE you get your chicken thighs but they are absolutely the best. Anytime I see a meal that includes them I grab them because they are flavorful and delicious. This recipe was no different. Super easy with the one pan but so great. I really liked the spicy cream sauce that is made with it.
Love the one-pan recipes! I added some of my own onion and garlic with the peppers, and a little extra cheese 😋 and it turned out amazing
Very tasty. And very simple to do! The butter in the pan for the melt phase was spot on. Could use some small sliced avocado for a more rich flavor with the dark chicken meat. Also need a small side...maybe
Spicy but not too spicy. We had these Tortilla Melts with the Cheesy Bacon Sandwiches and cut them into small portions to feed us along with our guests. We all loved them!
Would've liked two bags of cheese (1 bag per tortilla)...we like them cheesier. Also, I added garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the hot cream sauce. It really elevated the sauce!
This was an easy tasty meal. I made a pan of street corn to go with the tortilla melts.
Very good ! Love the simplicity and quick meal. Love these tortillas. ❤️ easy one pan cooking and great flavors!!!
Easy! Cheesy! Love this one for the simple steps and 1 pan! Will definitely order again.
This was really really good. The only thing is the amount of chicken compared to the size of the tortillas provided were off. I would've liked a little more chicken and maybe a red pepper instead of green for color.
Oh man! These were amazing! The tortilla melts were very tasty and cheesy. We loved them!
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