Easy Chicken Salsa Bake

3.50 from 4 votes

One of my favorite go to easy dinners, that requires minimal ingredients, pantry staples and item that are budget friendly! Makes for a great, healthy, easy family favorite during the week. Also can be used as a burrito bowl, on top of nachos or right out of the pan!

Prep Time5

Cook Time33

Servings:

Calories: 211kcal

Author: Alaina Hinkle

Ingredients

1 16oz can refried pinto beans no oil added
2 chicken breasts large
1 packet mild taco seasoning (prefer Simply Organic)
1 cup cheese shredded (love mix of Monterey Jack & Gouda)
1/2 cup cheese shredded (love mix of Monterey Jack & Gouda
1 jar black bean corn salsa (love the Roasted Corn, Black Bean, Cotjia Cheese salsa from Whole Foods

Then any of the toppings you'd want! Like avocados, sour cream, tomatoes, black olives etc.

Instructions

Grease an 8 X 8 baking dish
Take the 2 large chicken breasts & cut into 1/4 inch pieces thick & about 2 inch in length. I lay the breast down & cut vertically along the short slide not long ways. Then place pieces into the bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mild taco seasoning
Then pour the refried beans can into the dish & smooth flat with a spatula
Then sprinkle 1/2 cup of cheese over the refried beans. Then pour the hatch chiles ( not drained) over the cheese, smooth over with spatula again.
Next pour 1/2 cup salsa & smooth over. Pour the chicken on top & spread evenly over the top. Pour 1/2 cup more of the salsa on top, then sprinkle 1/2 cup more of cheese on top.
Place in oven at 375 degrees for 18 minutes. Take out & sprinkle the rest of the 1/2 cup of cheese on top. Then place back in oven for 10 more minutes, then turn on broil HIGH for 5 minutes ( check throughout those 5 minutes, pull out when starts to get a little brown on the top, perfect crispness!)
Then take out of oven, scoop into a bowl, top with all your yummy toppings, tortilla chips as well & dive in!!

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