Name: Tex-Mex Salsa Chicken Skillet Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 24 oz chicken breasts; 1½ tsp ancho chili powder; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp garlic powder; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1½ tbsp olive oil; ⅓ cup low sodium chicken broth; ½ cup salsa; 14 oz frozen Southwest blend; For Optional Ingredients:; 1 avocado; 1 roma tomato; 3 tbsp fresh cilantro; lime wedges

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How To Make Tex-Mex Salsa Chicken Skillet

If you’re looking for easy meals, then try this chicken skillet. Pan-seared chicken is loaded with beans, corns, & veggies for a deliciously healthy dish.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

24ozchicken breasts,boneless skinless
1½tspancho chili powder
½tspground cumin
¼tspgarlic powder
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1½tbspolive oil
⅓cuplow sodium chicken broth
½cupsalsa,bottled
14ozfrozen Southwest blend,(one with black beans, corn, bell peppers and onions)

For Optional Ingredients:

1avocado,diced
1roma tomato,diced
3tbspfresh cilantro,chopped
lime wedges

Instructions

Pound thicker parts of chicken to an even thickness with the flat side of a meat mallet. In a small bowl whisk together chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and salt and pepper.
Sprinkle evenly over both sides of chicken. Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
Add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes until browned on bottom then rotate and cook (reducing heat slightly if needed) until center of chicken registers 155 to 160 degrees F on an instant read thermometer.
Pour broth and salsa over chicken then add in Southwest blend, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes until veggies and black beans have warmed through and chicken registers 165 degrees F in center. Toss in avocados, tomatoes and cilantro if desired.
Serve with rice, or chop chicken and return to black bean mixture and toss then serve in tortillas with lime wedges for spritzing.