Skillet Salsa Chicken

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 30

Servings: servings

Calories: 322kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Supper in a hurry just got a whole lot easier! And, as an added bonus, there's very little clean up too! Skillet Salsa Chicken is ready in thirty minutes, uses only one pan, and is simple delicious. Use your favourite salsa to make this quick and easy chicken dinner!

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Ingredients

4 whole chicken breasts, see notes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons butter
2 cup salsa
parsley, for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Over medium heat, add the olive oil to the skillet and carefully place the chicken breasts in. The chicken pieces should not be touching.
Fry the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side. Don’t move the chicken around while it’s frying. The more you move the chicken, the less contact it will have with the surface of the pan, which will slow down the browning. Once browned on both sides, turn off the heat and remove the chicken from the pan and transfer to a plate.
Add the butter to the skillet and allow the residual heat to melt it. Add in the salsa and stir it to combine it with the butter.
Place the chicken back into the skillet in a single layer – right on top of the salsa.
Place the skillet into the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven, garnish, and serve immediately.

Notes

Chicken breasts come in various sizes. If you have thick breast meat, you might want to thin it out so that it cooks all the way through in the amount of time depicted in the recipe card. The maximum thickness on the fat end of the breast should not exceed 3/4 inch. If it’s more, place the chicken between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound the thick end with a wooden rolling pin. This will flatten it out, ensuring that it cooks properly.

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