Simple Salsa Chicken

Name: Simple Salsa Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Cuisine: Mexican Dinners, Mexican Recipes
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

"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."

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 thermometer reads 170°

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 226 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 92mg cholesterol, 628mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 34g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat.

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

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JoanieK53

Nov 12, 2018

Very good. I omit the salt. Make this often.
astarzynski

Jun 21, 2014

Great Flavor
ShawnyD

Feb 23, 2013

Very easy and tastes great! Have made this many times.
klesinski

Jan 1, 2013

Super easy weeknight dinner. I served this with Easy Mexican Rice (also a Taste of Home recipe). It was a hit with my family so I will be making this again.
lurky27

May 18, 2010

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

Jul 31, 2009

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.