Contributed By: MyDove
MyDove
Accompany this Mexican flair with cheesy Mexican rice, refried beans, and an avocado salad!
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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Chicken & Turkey
Actual Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Kids can help make it
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
High Fiber
Meal Type: Entree
Ingredients
3 lbs Chicken thighs, boneless/skinless
4 Tbls butter, melted
Salt & Pepper to taste
4 cans Rotel Mexican Festival Tomatoes, juice separated
3 cups (about 10 oz) nacho cheesy chips, crumbled
3 cups Mexican blend cheese, grated
1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced black olives
Garnishes: Sour cream & cilantro
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Rinse chicken. Salt & pepper both sides. Place in baking dish. Drizzle butter over chicken. Bake about 30 minutes until chicken is tender. Remove from oven. Drain juice.
Crumble chips; pour over chicken, evenly distributed. Add cheese then tomatoes, evenly distributed. Spread olives. Return to oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese melts.
Top each serving with 2-3 tbls sour cream and sprigs of cilantro.
Cook's Notes
While chicken is baking let the kids crumble the chips. It's easy to do while they are still in the sealed bag. Meanwhile open the tomatoes and olives. Drain both.
Sour cream garnish not included in nutrient analysis.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 911
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Total Fat: 47 g
;
Saturated Fat: 22 g
;
Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g
;
Carbohydrates: 54 g
;
Protein: 63 g
;
Vitamin A: 454 RE
;
Vitamin C: 12 mg
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Calcium: 615 mg
;
Sodium: 1748 mg
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Iron: 4 mg
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Fiber: 5 g