Description
This Baked Salsa Verde Chicken recipe is a delicious and easy way to spice up your weeknight dinner. Tender chicken breasts are smothered in tangy salsa verde, topped with melted pepperjack cheese, and baked to perfection. Serve with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro for a burst of flavor.
Ingredients
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Ingredients:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 16 ounces salsa verde
- 8 ounces pepperjack cheese
- Fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a baking dish.
- Arrange chicken in a single layer in the baking dish.
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Pour salsa verde over chicken, making sure to cover all of the chicken completely.
- Top with shredded cheese.
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Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Pound chicken to even 1-inch thickness and season generously with salt and pepper.
Notes
- Cheese: Monterey jack, or other Mexican blend shredded cheese works great.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 41g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
