Salsa Chicken Skillet - Quick-cooking chicken tenderloins are cooked together with salsa, black beans and cheese to create this super easy and flavorful dinner.
This is exactly the kind of meal to prepare on those nights when you are running low on time and/or energy. As a matter of fact, this recipe was created in a pinch, with zero plan, on a night I couldn't get to the store and had to make do with what I had on hand.
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🍗The Ingredients
- Boneless Chicken - We are using tenders/tenderloins because they cook up quick. If you only have boneless chicken breasts on hand, that's fine, but know it will take a little bit longer to prepare.
- Salsa - No shocker here, if you like it spicy, use spicy. If you want it mild, use mild salsa. Shocker, if you want it medium, yep, use medium salsa.
- Beans - Just simple canned black beans
- Cheese - I prefer a Monterey Jack blend or a Triple Cheddar blend
- Cilantro - Fresh cilantro please
📃 Easy instructions
Start by browning the chicken on both sides.
Pour in salsa and beans and allow chicken to finish cooking.
Once the chicken is cooked and everything else is warmed, top with cheese and then the cilantro.
Serve over rice and that's it. Not too bad for a meal that requires virtually no prep, right?
🛒Substitutions / suggestions
- Serve over pasta instead of rice
- Use salsa verde in place of tomato salsa
- Stir in corn
- Top with green onions
- Sour cream
- Guacamole
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Salsa Chicken Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Pound boneless chicken tenders
- 1 Cup salsa
- 15 Ounce black beans canned, rinsed & drained
- ¾ Cup shredded cheese monterey jack or mexican blend
- 2 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet, over medium/high heat. Add chicken tenders. Brown each side, about 4 minutes per side, turning with tongs.
- Pour salsa over chicken and also black beans. Cook until chicken is cooked thru, about 4 more minutes.
- Sprinkle cheese over chicken and continue to cook, just until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and top with chopped cilantro.
- Serve with prepared rice if desired.
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Nancy L Fox says
Looks so easy and so yummy too! I'll be giving this a try Christine.
Katriza Luna says
I love this quick dinner idea! This is perfect for my family! I'm always struggling to come up with dinner so this is perfect for us!
Jolina says
It's these kinds of recipes that always turn out so well! It looks amazing. And we're all for zero planning and quick and easy 🙂
Katrin says
What a great idea for a simple yet super tasty lunch or dinner. Thank you for the recipe!
Juli says
Oooh! This looks so super delicious and easy! I have to try this out!!!
Candice says
HA HA! Yes! So many people ask if all I do is cook. It's funny as a food blogger how busy we are and cooking is just as much work. This looks amazing and this busy Momma is always looking for a quick easy recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Catherine says
This looks so good! I love this quick dinner idea...perfect for the family!
Angela, Blue i Style says
This is for sure a menu my whole family could agree on! Pinning this and adding it to the menu!
Kim Lee says
This is such an awesome dinner idea!
kallee says
The black beans and cheese look so yummy right now!
Makeba Giles says
This dish looks and sounds so yummy! I already have most of these ingredients -- I just might make this today!
Linda Shapiro says
I love finding easy skillet dinners and yours look so yummy! I think I will make this for my grandkids next time I visit!