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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
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 1/2 cups Monterey Jack Cheese
  • fresh cilantro for garnish (optional)
  • if serving over a grain use rice or quinoa

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place oven rack in the center position.

  2. 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,

  3. Pour salsa verde over chicken, don't leave any bare spots or the chicken will dry out.

  4. 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.

  5. 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!