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Baked Salsa Verde Chicken is an easy dinner with baked chicken, green salsa and lots of gooey melted cheese. Perfect for busy weeknights and picky eater approved!
Baked Chicken with Salsa Verde
This easy recipe for baked salsa verde chicken, or green salsa chicken, is a family favorite that I have been making for years. If you’re looking or a super easy chicken dinner, this is one to try.
Even my picky eaters love it, and that’s always a good thing! You only need a few minutes of prep time and about 30 minutes in the oven. So this easy weeknight meal is perfect when you don ‘t have a lot of time or energy to make dinner! You may also like this this crockpot version or this Instant Pot version.
Simple Ingredients
Here’s what you need for this easy chicken bake. Full amounts are listed in the printable recipe card below.
- Chicken breasts — I love to use thin pieces of chicken as they cook faster. You can also pound the chicken so they cook evenly.
- Salsa verde — Use your favorite brand of tomatillo salsa — not green enchilada sauce, as that is different. I like Herdez as it is not as thick as some brands.
- Spices — sea salt, cumin , smoked paprika, garlic powder and onion powder
- Cheese — I love using pepper jack cheese for even more flavor
How to Make Baked Salsa Verde Chicken
Basically all you do is place the chicken in a baking dish with green salsa, season it, and bake. When the chicken is almost done, you top it with the shredded cheese and let it bake until the cheese is melted. Seriously, it doesn’t get much easier than this!
Recipe Tip
I use pepper jack cheese for a little extra spice, but you can tone down the heat and use a white cheddar or Monterey jack, instead.
Serving Suggestions
Sometimes we serve salsa chicken over Instant Pot Jasmine Rice. But sometimes, I’ll just serve it with a side of lettuce, tomatoes and avocado slices, sour cream or homemade guacamole. You can add chopped cilantro, but I don’t since my daughter is not a fan!
Variation
You can add the cheese before baking the chicken, but it won’t be as gooey as when you add it later.
More Easy Baked Chicken Recipes
Try this easy Monterey chicken, or honey mustard chicken, cranberry chicken or this similar enchilada chicken next!
Baked Salsa Verde Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ cups salsa verde
- 2 cups grated pepper jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉
- Lightly coat a 13 X 9-inch baking dish with olive oil or non-stick cooking spray
- Pour half of the salsa verde on the bottom of the baking dish
- Place chicken breasts in pan, and season with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and cumin
- Pour remaining salsa verde evenly over chicken
- Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165℉
- Sprinkle pepper jack cheese on top of chicken, and bake for additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I love this as an alternative to making enchiladas. Enchiladas are so yummy but I rarely have the energy to make them from scratch. This is a great way to get the same vibe with a looooot less effort. I can tell this wll be a go to meal for when it gets colder in