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SALSA FRESCA CHICKEN

This baked Salsa Fresca Chicken is made with seasoning, onion, jalapeno, tomatoes, cilantro, lime, and topped with mozzarella cheese.
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Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 lbs Chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2-3 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Red Pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 2 cups Grape tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1/2 large onion diced
  • 1 large Jalapeno, diced
  • 1 small bunch of cilantro
  • 2 cups cooked rice (optional, goes well with tortillas too)

Method
 

  1. Cut all the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces. Place them in a 9x13 casserole dish.
  2. Drizzle the chicken with olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Give it a good mix then make sure the chicken is laid evenly in the pan. Set aside.
  3. Prep the veggies. Dice the onion, and jalapeno. Chop the cilantro. Cut the grape tomatoes in half. You can use any tomato you like. Mix all this together in a medium-size bowl with the juice of 1 lime.
  4. Pour the veggie mixture evenly over the chicken. The top with the mozzarella cheese.
  5. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until the cheese turns golden.
  6. We have ours on top of rice, but next time we are going to try it with tortillas and lettuce. Enjoy!

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Notes

adapted this recipe from www.eatwell101.com