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Easy Chicken Salsa Verde

An easy meal for busy nights!
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword chicken breasts, chicken dinner, chicken salsa verde
Prep Time 5 minutes
40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Linda Spiker

Ingredients

  • 3 skinless boneless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 pounds) cut in half
  • 1 15 oz can or jar of salsa verde
  • 1 ½ cups Monterey Jack Cheese
  • fresh cilantro for garnish (optional)
  • if serving over a grain use rice or quinoa

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place oven rack in the center position.
  • Cut chicken breasts or thighs in half, place in the bottom of a baking dish in a single layer covering as much of the bottom of the dish as possible. You want the dish to fit snuggly around the chicken,
  • Pour salsa verde over chicken, don't leave any bare spots or the chicken will dry out.
  • Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, open oven and sprinkle cheese on top, turn the oven temp up to 425 degrees cook for 15 more minutes. Remove from oven.
  • Spoon chicken and sauce over rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice, garnish with cilantro, serve. Pro tip: use a knife to cut the melted cheese in between chicken pieces so that each piece of chicken has golden cheese on top!