Baked Salsa Verde Chicken
The perfect weeknight dinner—with a kick.
Baked Salsa Verde Chicken
YIELDS: 4 SERVINGS
PREP TIME: 0 HOURS 10 MINS
TOTAL TIME: 0 HOURS 10 MINS
INGREDIENTS
- 1 (16-oz.) jar salsa verde
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 1/2 c. shredded Monterey jack
- Lime wedges
- Fresh cilantro, for garnish
- Cooked white rice, for serving
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 400°. Pour salsa verde into a large baking dish. Brush chicken all over with oil and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Nestle chicken into salsa verde and bake until cooked through, 35 minutes.
- Remove chicken from oven and heat broiler. Top with cheese and broil until melty, 2 minutes.
- Squeeze lime over chicken and garnish with cilantro. Serve over rice.
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