Baked Green Chile Chicken

Cheesy Baked Green Chile Chicken is a quick and easy Mexican inspired dinner! It all comes together in one dish and is perfect for busy nights!

Easy chicken dinners with minimal ingredients and dishes to wash are a common theme in my kitchen. I make some sort of skillet, baked or grilled chicken recipe at least 2-3 times per week. Some of my favorites are Skillet Chicken Fajitas, Grilled Pesto Chicken Skewers and Everything Bagel Chicken Tenders. 

I’m adding this Baked Green Chile Chicken to my favorite chicken recipes for a couple reasons. First, I absolutely love anything that uses green chiles. It’s Hatch chile season right now, so I used fresh roasted ones that I found at the store. If you can’t find fresh roasted green chiles, canned will definitely still work.

The second reason I love this chicken recipe is that everything is everything is baked in one dish. I can’t stand doing dishes, so the less I need to dirty when I’m cooking the better!

Ingredients Needed for Baked Green Chile Chicken

• chicken breasts
• chili powder, garlic powder and ground cumin
• green chiles (fresh roasted or canned)
• green enchilada sauce
• cheddar, Colby Jack, Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack cheese
• cilantro

How to Make Baked Green Chile Chicken

To make this baked green chile chicken start by spraying a baking dish that’s just large enough to fit the chicken breasts with cooking spray. Pour about some of the green enchilada sauce into the baking dish and spread it around so it coats the bottom.

In a small bowl combine the spices, salt and pepper. Coat the chicken breasts evenly with the spice blend and lay them in the baking dish. Cut the tops off and remove the seeds from the roasted green chiles and slice them so that they lay flat and cover the top of the chicken breasts.

Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the top of the chicken and cover with shredded cheese. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, 165° F. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve. 

What to Serve with Green Chile Chicken

Green Chile Rice – This is what is shown in the photographs. To save time, I used a bag of the pre-cooked rice that you microwave for a couple minutes. Aside from the rice you won’t need any additional ingredients to make it and it goes great with the flavors of the baked chicken.

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Yield: 4 servings

Baked Green Chile Chicken

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

Baked Green Chile Chicken

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 2 whole green chiles (roasted or canned), stem and seeds removed and sliced into large strips
• 3/4 cup green enchilada sauce
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• Chopped cilantro for garnish

Rice

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/4 cup green enchilada sauce
• 2 tablespoons chopped green chiles
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375° F. and spray an oven safe baking dish (approximately 11 x 7 inch) with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce into the bottom of the prepared dish.
2. In a small bowl combine the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder salt and pepper. Coat the chicken breast evenly with the spice mixture and place them in the baking dish. Top the chicken with the strips of green chiles and pour the remaining enchilada sauce on top. Sprinkle on the shredded cheese and cover the baking dish with foil.
3. Bake for 20 minutes then remove the foil and bake another 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the internal temperature is 165°. Garnish with chopped cilantro before serving.
4. While the chicken is baking prepare the rice. In a bowl stir together the cooked rice, enchilada sauce, green chiles, cilantro, salt and pepper. Taste for seasoning and serve with the green chile chicken.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 396Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 564mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 44g

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