Baked Salsa Verde Chicken is a delicious, quick, savory dish that takes only 5 ingredients to make! The minimal ingredients plus the verde salsa and cheesy goodness makes this hard to beat, any night of the week!
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 25 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
4boneless skinless chicken breasts
salt and pepper to taste
16ouncessalsa verde
8ouncespepperjack cheese
fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a baking dish.
Pound chicken to even 1-inch thickness and season generously with salt and pepper.
Arrange chicken in a single layer in the baking dish.
Pour salsa verde over chicken, making sure to cover all of the chicken completely.
Top with shredded cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Notes
Cheese:monterey jack, or other Mexican blend shredded cheese works great.