Queso Baked Chicken

Queso Baked Chicken

Queso Chicken Bake - chicken spiced up with Southwestern spices and smothered with chopped tomatoes, green chiles, Queso sauce, topped with Cheddar (or Monterey Jack) cheese on top.  Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southwestern style recipe.

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Southwestern, Tex-Mex
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 425 kcal

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts , skinless and boneless
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 roma tomatoes chopped
• 4 oz mild green chiles
• 1 cup Chile Con Queso sauce , medium (I used Desert Pepper brand)
• 1 cup Cheddar cheese , shredded, or, use Monterey Jack cheese, or Cheddar & Monterey Jack mix
• 1 roma tomato , chopped, for garnish
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley , chopped, for garnish

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Place chicken breasts in a deep baking dish, like a casserole pan.
• Sprinkle chili powder, cumin, and salt over chicken.
• Top chicken breasts with half of chopped tomatoes and half of canned green chiles.
• Spread Queso sauce evenly over each chicken breast.
• Top chicken breasts with the remaining half of chopped tomatoes and canned green chiles.
• Top chicken with shredded cheeses.
• Bake in the preheated oven at 375 F for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
• Top with chopped tomato and chopped fresh parsley. Serve.

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