Arby's Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak Meal

About the Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak Meal

For $12.49, Arby's Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak Meal puts a heat forward chicken sub, fries and a drink in one order worth 1,360 cal.

Here is what sits on the tray. The sandwich is the Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak: seasoned chicken, a spicy sauce, caramelized onions and a layer of white American Cooper cheese, packed into a toasted sesame seed sub roll. Beside it you get an order of fries and a fountain drink of your choice.

The sauce defines this one. Sweet onions and mild Cooper cheese soften the kick without hiding it, and the toasted roll holds up on a drive home without going soggy. Grab extra napkins, because the sauce and melted cheese drip once the paper comes off. The chicken brings 49 grams of protein per sandwich, a strong number for a sub that costs $7.99 on its own.

So how much is the Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak Meal compared with the sandwich? Subtract the solo price from the combo price and the remainder is what you pay for the fries and drink. Ring up Crinkle Fries for $2.29 and a fountain soda for $2.29 on their own, and you land a few cents above that remainder. Those prices reflect an Austin, TX Arby's, and your local franchise sets its own.

By the numbers, the sub is 760 cal and the meal is 1,360 cal. The jump sits entirely in the side and the cup, so unsweet tea or bottled water trims the total without touching the sandwich you came for.

This combo fits a weekday lunch for someone who likes spice but still wants a familiar cheesesteak shape. Bigger appetites should jump to the Half Pound Spicy Chicken Cheesesteak Meal, which loads in a half pound of chicken. Tighter budgets should check the Meat & 3 Box, where $7.99 gets you a Buffalo Chicken sandwich and a handful of extras. That box trades the sub roll and onions for a crispy chicken breast on brioche, so it scratches a different itch. The Value Menu covers smaller cravings for less.

To cool the heat, pair the meal with a Strawberry Lemonade on the side, or close it out with an Apple Turnover for something sweet.