Healthy Mexican Chicken Bake

Name: Healthy Mexican Chicken Bake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 4 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 237 milliliters salsa; 113 grams shredded Mexican cheese blend; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

Need a gluten free main course? Healthy Mexican Chicken Bake could be a spectacular recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 32g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 314 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up mexican cheese blend, ground cumin, chicken breasts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salsa you could follow this main course with the Dessert Strawberry Salsa as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season one side of chicken breasts with half the cumin, half the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; arrange chicken breasts with seasoned sides down in the hot oil. Fry until chicken is lightly browned on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Chicken Breast

Garlic Powder

Cooking Oil

Black Pepper

Whole Chicken

Cumin

Salt

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Frying Pan

Season the top of each chicken breast with the remaining cumin, remaining garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; flip chicken and cook until other side is lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. If the skillet gets dry, pour in just enough juice from the salsa to keep it from burning.

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Chicken Breast

Garlic Powder

Black Pepper

Whole Chicken

Cumin

Juice

Salsa

Salt

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Frying Pan

Transfer chicken breasts to a 9x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend. Loosen all the drippings from the skillet with a little more juice from the salsa and pour on top of chicken breasts. Spoon salsa over cheese layer.

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Chicken Breast

Cheese

Juice

Salsa

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Baking Pan

Bake chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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Chicken Breast

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

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Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoon

garlic powder 1teaspoon

ground cumin 4servings

salt and ground black pepper to taste 237milliliters

salsa 113grams

shredded Mexican cheese blend 4

boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2Tbsps

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican can be paired with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. 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. The Alexana Revana Vineyard Pinot Noir with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 42 dollars per bottle.