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

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Place chicken breasts in a deep baking dish, like a casserole pan.
3. Sprinkle chili powder, cumin, and salt over chicken.
4. Top chicken breasts with half of chopped tomatoes and half of canned green chiles.
5. Spread Queso sauce evenly over each chicken breast.
6. Top chicken breasts with the remaining half of chopped tomatoes and canned green chiles.
7. Top chicken with shredded cheeses.
8. 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.
9. Top with chopped tomato and chopped fresh parsley. Serve.

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