Crusty Mexican Chicken

Name: Crusty Mexican Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 411 grams can diced tomatoes (no salt added); 1 sprig Fresh cilantro; 59 milliliters fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 Tbsp honey; 118 milliliters shredded jack cheese; 1 Tbsp lime juice; 4 servings Lime wedges; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/4 lb. total), fat trimmed; 57 grams 2/3 cup (about crushed no-fat-added or regular tortilla chips

The recipe Crusty Mexican Chicken could satisfy your Mexican craving in approximately 45 minutes. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 306 calories, 30g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of garlic powder, lime wedges, oregano, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the honey you could follow this main course with the Honey Gingerbread as a dessert.

Instructions

In a bowl, combine lime juice and honey.

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Lime Juice

Honey

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Bowl

Place tortilla chips in a bag. Dip chicken pieces 1 at a time in juice mixture, then drop into chips and shake to coat.

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Chicken Pieces

Tortilla Chips

French Fries

Juice

Dip

Place in a 9-inch-square baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Bake in a 475 oven until no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), about 15 minutes.

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Oven

Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, whirl tomatoes and their juice, 1/4 cup cilantro, garlic powder, and oregano until smooth.

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Garlic Powder

Cilantro

Tomato

Oregano

Juice

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Food Processor

Blender

Pour into a 2- to 3-quart pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil, partly covered to prevent spattering, until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle chicken with cheese and bake just until cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes more.

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Whole Chicken

Cheese

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Oven

Spoon tomato sauce equally onto 4 dinner plates; place a chicken piece on each and garnish with cilantro sprigs. Offer lime wedges to season to taste.

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Tomato Sauce

Lime Wedge

Cilantro

Whole Chicken

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Servings:

411grams

can diced tomatoes (no salt added)1sprig

Fresh cilantro 59milliliters

fresh cilantro 1teaspoon

garlic powder 1Tbsp

honey 118milliliters

shredded jack cheese 1Tbsp

lime juice 4servings

Lime wedges 1teaspoons

dried oregano 4

boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/4 lb. total), fat trimmed 57grams

2/3 cup (about crushed no-fat-added or regular tortilla chips

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are my top picks for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Archery Summit Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 40 dollars.