Baked Salsa Verde Chicken
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!
Servings: 4
Cost: $10
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
Total time will depend on how thick the chicken is. I recommend choosing smaller pieces or pounding larger ones so they cook evenly.
You can sub Monterey Jack cheese for the pepper jack for a milder taste or use 1 cup of each.
The spices add extra flavor, but you can use only salt and pepper as there is already a lot of flavor in the green salsa.
Nutrition
Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 1371mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1124IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 431mg | Iron: 1mg
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