Description
A delicious and easy recipe for Chicken with Green Chile and Cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of any fat and undesirable parts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or oil of your choice for browning chicken)
- 1 teaspoon Kalyn’s Taco Seasoning
- to taste salt and fresh-ground black pepper for seasoning chicken
- 2 cans (7 oz. each) whole roasted green chiles
- 1 cup Herdez Salsa Verde (or any green chile sauce that’s thick and low in sugar)
- 1 cup grated Mexican cheese blend (or more)
- optional sour cream, salsa, chopped avocado, or Green Tabasco Sauce to add at the table
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Spray a 9″ x 13″ glass or crockery casserole dish with olive oil or non-stick spray.
- Trim chicken breasts to remove any fat or undesirable parts.
- Heat olive oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- Season chicken breasts with taco seasoning, salt, and pepper; then cook chicken exactly three minutes per side. Remove chicken to a cutting board.
- While chicken cooks, dump the whole roasted green chiles into a colander in the sink and let them drain for a few minutes.
- Split each chile in half with your fingers, remove any seeds, and spread chiles out on paper towels that you’ve placed on the counter. Cover the chiles with another layer of paper towels and push down with your hands to remove as much water as you can from the chiles.
- When chicken has cooled enough to handle, cut each chicken breast into 3 or 4 lengthwise strips.
- Spread 1/4 cup of the Herdez Salsa Verde or other green chile sauce in the bottom of the baking dish and lay the chicken strips crosswise going down the length of the baking dish.
- Cover the chicken strips with the strips of drained green chile. Top with the rest of the sauce and grated cheese.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted. You can switch to the broiler and brown for 1-2 minutes at the end if you’d like.
- Serve Chicken with Green Chile and Cheese hot, with sour cream, salsa, chopped avocado, or Green Tabasco Sauce to add at the table if desired.
Notes
- Adjust the amount of Herdez Salsa Verde based on the thickness of the sauce.
- Do not overcook the chicken in the pan, as it will finish cooking in the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg