Queso Baked Chicken

Queso Baked Chicken – chicken spiced up with Southwestern spices and smothered with chopped tomatoes, green chiles, Queso sauce, topped with Cheddar (or Monterey Jack) cheese on top.

This Queso chicken bake is a great recipe for revamping your love for chicken breasts!

The chicken is covered with a creamy sauce, tomatoes, green chiles and cheese which makes it moist, flavorful and super tasty, not to mention easy to make!

If you enjoy Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southwestern style recipes – you’ll love this chicken! I used store bought Chili Con Queso sauce – and it worked great.

Here are a couple of step-by-step photos to demonstrate just how easy it is to make this Queso chicken.   First, place the chicken in a deep baking dish, such as this casserole pan:

Top with spices:

Top with half of chopped tomatoes and half of canned mild chiles:

Top with Queso and the remaining tomatoes and canned mild chiles:

Top with cheese:

Bake for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven at 375 F until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center.  Then, top with more chopped fresh tomatoes and chopped fresh parsley, and serve!

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Queso Baked Chicken

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

Queso Chicken Bake - chicken spiced up with Southwestern spices and smothered with chopped tomatoes, green chiles, Queso sauce, topped with Cheddar (or Monterey Jack) cheese on top.  Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southwestern style recipe. 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Mexican, Southwestern, Tex-Mex

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 425 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts , skinless and boneless
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 roma tomatoes chopped
• 4 oz mild green chiles
• 1 cup Chile Con Queso sauce , medium (I used Desert Pepper brand)
• 1 cup Cheddar cheese , shredded, or, use Monterey Jack cheese, or Cheddar & Monterey Jack mix
• 1 roma tomato , chopped, for garnish
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley , chopped, for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Place chicken breasts in a deep baking dish, like a casserole pan.
3. Sprinkle chili powder, cumin, and salt over chicken.
4. Top chicken breasts with half of chopped tomatoes and half of canned green chiles.
5. Spread Queso sauce evenly over each chicken breast.
6. Top chicken breasts with the remaining half of chopped tomatoes and canned green chiles.
7. Top chicken with shredded cheeses.
8. Bake in the preheated oven at 375 F for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
9. Top with chopped tomato and chopped fresh parsley. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

Queso Baked Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 425 Calories from Fat 225

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 25g 38%

Saturated Fat 14g 70%

Cholesterol 146mg 49%

Sodium 1553mg 65%

Potassium 769mg 22%

Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 5g

Protein 39g 78%

Vitamin A 31.8%

Vitamin C 24.6%

Calcium 44.6%

Iron 10.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.