Easy Salsa Chicken
Enjoy a burst of flavor with this Easy Salsa Chicken. This quick and simple recipe features tender chicken smothered in zesty salsa, making it a healthy and delicious choice for a hearty dinner, perfect for busy weeknights.
Calories: 319kcal
Servings:
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts fresh or frozen, about 6 ounces each, raw
- 15 ounces salsa (1 jar)
- ½ cup chicken broth or water
- 1 cup Greek yogurt plain, non-fat
Instructions
Oven
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with cooking spray.
- Place chicken breasts in pan. Pour salsa over chicken. Cover and cook for 30 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken is 165℉.
- Remove chicken, chop with knife or shred with 2 forks. Return chicken to pan.
- Stir in Greek yogurt.
- Serve over rice, in a taco salad, or tortillas (not included in nutritional calculations).
Instant Pot
- Add chicken breasts to Instant Pot inner pot.
- Add chicken broth or water.
- Top with salsa.
- Cook on "Manual" or "Poultry" for 15 minutes.
- Natural or quick release.
- Optional - if you desire a thicker sauce, simmer on "saute" for 5 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove chicken, chop with knife or shred with 2 forks. Return chicken to pot.
- Stir in Greek yogurt.
- Serve over rice, over taco salad, or in tortillas (additional points).
Slow Cooker
- Add chicken breasts, salsa and broth or water to crock pot.
- Cook on HIGH for 4 hours.
- Remove chicken, chop with knife or shred with 2 forks. Return chicken to slow cooker.
- Stir in Greek yogurt.
- Serve over rice, in a taco salad, or tortillas (not included in nutritional calculations).
WW Information
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Notes
Makes 4 servings. Each serving is approximately 1 1/2 cups.
Nutrition
Calories: 319 kcalCarbohydrates: 9 gProtein: 55 gFat: 6 gSaturated Fat: 1 gCholesterol: 147 mgSodium: 1137 mgPotassium: 1233 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 6 gVitamin A: 580 IUVitamin C: 6.8 mgCalcium: 98 mgIron: 1.3 mg
