Salsa Verde Chicken Bake
Salsa Verde Chicken Bake is a quick and easy chicken dinner with few ingredients that takes just 30 minutes to cook. A simple recipe for baked chicken breasts smothered in green tomatillo salsa and pepper jack cheese. Perfect for busy days!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 ½ cups prepared salsa verde
- 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Lightly coat a 13 X 9-inch baking dish with olive oil or cooking spray
- Place chicken breasts in pan, and season with salt, pepper and cumin
- Pour salsa verde evenly over chicken
- Bake for 25 minutes or until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 degrees
- Top with pepper jack cheese, and bake for additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted
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Nutrition
Calories: 341kcal | Protein: 37g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 1015mg | Potassium: 463mg | Vitamin A: 470IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 427mg | Iron: 1mg