Cheesy Chicken Salsa Bake
Here’s an easy to make, family-style dish where chicken breasts are seasoned and seared, and then baked with flavourful salsa and tangy cheese. Serve with rice or quinoa, a green vegetable and, if desired, tortilla chips, for scooping up any salsa mixture left in the baking dish.
Recipe - Quality Foods
Cheesy Chicken Salsa Bake
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time30 Minutes
Ingredients
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp taco seasoning (see Note)
1 (418 mL) jar tomato salsa (see Note)
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 cups grated aged or extra aged cheddar cheese, or to taste
chopped cilantro, green onion or parsley, to taste (Optional)
Directions
- Sprinkle and rub the chicken breasts with taco seasoning. Combine salsa and chicken stock in a bowl. Pour half the salsa mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish or 12-inch round roasting pan.
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Pour oil into a large skillet set over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add the chicken to the skillet, sear 3 minutes per side, or until nicely browned, and then set in the baking dish (or roasting pan). Spoon remaining salsa mixture over the chicken.
- Set chicken in the oven and bake, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove chicken from oven and sprinkle with the cheese. Set back in the oven and bake 5 minutes more, or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle chicken with the chopped cilantro (or green onion or parsley), if using, and serve.
Note: Tostitos brand medium salsa was used when testing this recipe. That salsa, and the taco seasoning, is sold in our Mexican foods aisle.
15 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Island Farms - Island Farmhouse Boneless skinless Chicken Breast FP, 1 Pound
$11.88/lb$2.62/100g
Old El Paso - Taco Seasoning Mix, 24 Gram
$1.69 was $1.99$7.04/100g
Old El Paso - Thick N' Chunky Medium Salsa, 650 Millilitre
$6.49$1.00/100ml
Campbell's - Chicken Broth, 900 Millilitre
$2.69 was $2.99$0.30/100ml
Western Family - Pure Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre
$8.99$3.60/100ml
Deli Fresh - Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese M.F.32% Moist 39%, 200 Gram
$8.98 avg/ea$4.49/100g
Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each
$1.99
Directions
- Sprinkle and rub the chicken breasts with taco seasoning. Combine salsa and chicken stock in a bowl. Pour half the salsa mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish or 12-inch round roasting pan.
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Pour oil into a large skillet set over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add the chicken to the skillet, sear 3 minutes per side, or until nicely browned, and then set in the baking dish (or roasting pan). Spoon remaining salsa mixture over the chicken.
- Set chicken in the oven and bake, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove chicken from oven and sprinkle with the cheese. Set back in the oven and bake 5 minutes more, or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle chicken with the chopped cilantro (or green onion or parsley), if using, and serve.
Note: Tostitos brand medium salsa was used when testing this recipe. That salsa, and the taco seasoning, is sold in our Mexican foods aisle.