Simple Salsa Chicken Recipe

Simple Salsa Chicken RecipePhoto by: Taste of Home Simple Salsa Chicken Recipe Rating 5

"My husband and I prefer our food a little spicier than our children, so one evening I baked plain chicken for the kids and created this dish for us," Jan Cooper relates from Troy, Alabama. "My husband liked it so well that it is now a regular menu item at our house."

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Simple Salsa Chicken Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
10 25 35

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup salsa
  • 2 tablespoons taco sauce
  • 1/3 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions

  • Place chicken in a shallow 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt. Combine salsa and taco sauce; drizzle over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170° Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half (prepared with reduced-fat cheese) equals 226 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 92 mg cholesterol, 628 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 34 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Simple Salsa Chicken in Taste of Home April/May 2007, p57

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Reviewed on May. 18, 2010 by lurky27

This is a great recipe. It's a great go-to dish for any weeknight.

~ Theresa


Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2009 by nise_granny

really like it only i like to marinate in alittle lime juice for like an hour or so and then put the lime squeeze bottle on the table for any one who wants some. taste even better than applebees fiesta chicken. and cheaper too.

 
 
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