Description
This easy Santa Fe chicken recipe is loaded with black beans, corn, Ro-tel tomatoes, southwest spices, and melty cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt & pepper (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 (10 ounce) can Ro-tel diced tomatoes & green chilies (drained)
- 1 (14 ounce) can black beans (drained & rinsed)
- 1 (12 ounce) can corn (drained)
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup Mexican cheese blend
- Fresh cilantro (chopped (optional, to taste))
Instructions
- Step: Preheat the oven to 400F and move the rack to the middle position.
- Step: Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise so you have 4 thinner cutlets. Season both sides with the garlic powder, chili powder, and salt & pepper.
- Step: Add the oil to an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Once it’s hot, add the chicken and cook for about 3-4 minutes/side until lightly golden. Take the chicken out of the pan.
- Step: Add the onion to the skillet and sauté for 5 minutes or until it’s softened and lightly browned.
- Step: Stir in the Rotel tomatoes, beans, corn, and smoked paprika. Let it heat through for a couple of minutes, and be sure to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Step: Add the chicken back in and spoon some of the tomatoes/beans/corn onto the chicken. Sprinkle the cheese over top of everything (I concentrate it on the chicken).
- Step: Place the skillet in the oven for 5-7 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (165F) and the cheese is nice and melty. You can broil the cheese for a few minutes at the end if you want it to be browned (watch it doesn’t burn!).
- Step: Top with fresh chopped cilantro if using, and serve immediately.
Notes
If your skillet isn’t oven-proof, you can either transfer the skillet contents to a baking dish or simply keep cooking the chicken in the skillet and cover it with a lid so the cheese melts.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing and Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 448 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 839 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 39 g
- Cholesterol: 94 mg