Chicken Breasts In Green Salsa

10m
Prep Time
40m
Cook Time
50m
Ready In

Recipe: #22146

December 16, 2015



"Chicken breasts bathed in a fragrant sauce make a delicate dish, perfect for dinner parties. Serve with rice to complete the meal. This is out of my Mexican Recipes cookbook...Yep...that's the name of the book."

Original is 4 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (431.9 g)
  • Calories 411.8
  • Total Fat - 17.9 g
  • Saturated Fat - 9.6 g
  • Cholesterol - 443.6 mg
  • Sodium - 1242.3 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 24.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
  • Sugars - 5.1 g
  • Protein - 38 g
  • Calcium - 147.2 mg
  • Iron - 5.2 mg
  • Vitamin C - 14.6 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, then dredge with flour.

Step 2

Shake off the excess.

Step 3

Melt the butter (or butter, oil) in a skillet, then add the chicken and cook over medium-high heat, turning once, until golden but not cooked through, the chicken will continue to cook in the sauce.

Step 4

Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.

Step 5

Place the salsa, broth, garlic, cilantro, chili, and cumin in a pan and bring to a boil.

Step 6

Reduce the heat to a low simmer.

Step 7

Add the chicken to the sauce, spooning the sauce over the chicken.

Step 8

Cook for 25-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and tender.

Step 9

Remove the chicken and sauce from the pan and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 10

Serve with sour cream, lettuce, scallion, and cilantro.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

Daily Inspiration

Absolutely delish! We are huge fans of green salsa and this dish really rocked. I served it along with sour cream, cilantro and sliced avocado. Definitely going to make this dish over and over and over again. Nancy : )

5.0

(6 May 2016)

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