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10-Minute Salsa Chicken

Name: 10-Minute Salsa Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil (preferrably extra light); 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken; 6 tbsp salsa, divided; 6 tbsp extra sharp cheddar cheese, divided

5 Ratings

1 Comments

Prep 10 min
Total 20 min
Servings 4

So simple and easy, this 10-Minute Salsa Chicken will be your new favorite go-to weeknight meal. MORE+ LESS-

By Scaron

Updated August 4, 2016

Ingredients

tbsp olive oil (preferrably extra light)

lb boneless, skinless chicken

tbsp salsa, divided

tbsp extra sharp cheddar cheese, divided

Steps

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1

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Wash the chicken and slice into two thin cutlets. (You should end up with six thin cutlets.) Salt and pepper liberally.
2

Add the chicken to the pan and cook for about three minutes on each side until cooked through. Place 1 tbsp of salsa on each piece and spread it along the length of the chicken. Cover and cook for one minute.
3

Remove the cover and sprinkle each chicken piece with 1 tbsp cheddar cheese. Cook and cook for one additional minute.

Expert Tips

Served with avocado cream. To make: peel one avocado and remove pit. Place in a food processor. Add 1 tbsp lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Puree. Serves 2.