5 from 9 votes
Easy Salsa Verde Chicken
Simply baking chicken covered in salsa verde, served over rice or quinoa, makes for one of the easiest dinners ever.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
201 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs boneless chicken breast or chicken tenders
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 16 oz salsa verde jar
Optional toppings of choice
- ½ cup Monterey jack cheese
- ¼ cup cilantro fresh
- black beans
- corn
- avocado
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Place the chicken in a baking dish
- Pour about ¾ of the jar of salsa verde over top of the chicken
- Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle. (180 degrees on a meat thermometer)
- Remove from oven and serve over rice or quinoa.
- Top with toppings of choice listed above.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
201kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
80mg
(27%)
Sodium
726mg
(30%)
Potassium
586mg
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
625IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
4.5mg
(5%)
Calcium
76mg
(8%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 726mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 586mg | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 625IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 4.5mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.