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

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. 

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican, Southwestern, Tex-Mex

Servings 4 servings

Calories per serving 425 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts , skinless and boneless
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• ¼ 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

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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Place chicken breasts in a deep baking dish, like a casserole pan.
• Sprinkle chili powder, cumin, and salt over chicken.
• Top chicken breasts with half of chopped tomatoes and half of canned green chiles.
• Spread Queso sauce evenly over each chicken breast.
• Top chicken breasts with the remaining half of chopped tomatoes and canned green chiles.
• Top chicken with shredded cheeses.
• 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.
• Top with chopped tomato and chopped fresh parsley. Serve.

Nutrition

Nutrition Information

Queso Baked Chicken

Amount per Serving

Calories

425

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

25

g

38

%

Saturated Fat

 

14

g

88

%

Cholesterol

 

146

mg

49

%

Sodium

 

1553

mg

68

%

Potassium

 

769

mg

22

%

Carbohydrates

 

9

g

3

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

5

g

6

%

Protein

 

39

g

78

%

Vitamin A

 

1590

IU

32

%

Vitamin C

 

20.3

mg

25

%

Calcium

 

446

mg

45

%

Iron

 

1.8

mg

10

%

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

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The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.