Best Healthy Mexican Chicken Strips Recipes
HEALTHY MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE
A high-protein, low-calorie meal that leaves you FULL. It's so flavorful. Goes great with cornbread and/or a side of refried beans. You can use whatever Mexican spices you want. We love cumin!
Provided by Joy Mason
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season one side of chicken breasts with half the cumin, half the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; arrange chicken breasts with seasoned sides down in the hot oil. Fry until chicken is lightly browned on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Season the top of each chicken breast with the remaining cumin, remaining garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; flip chicken and cook until other side is lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. If the skillet gets dry, pour in just enough juice from the salsa to keep it from burning.
- Transfer chicken breasts to a 9x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend. Loosen all the drippings from the skillet with a little more juice from the salsa and pour on top of chicken breasts. Spoon salsa over cheese layer.
- Bake chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.7 calories, Carbohydrate 5.7 g, Cholesterol 94.2 mg, Fat 18.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 32 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 703.6 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
TEX-MEX CHICKEN STRIPS
I was looking for a way to amp up the flavor of regular chicken strips so I crushed up some leftover corn chips to create a crispy, flavorful coating. -Cynthia Gerken, Naples, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a shallow bowl mix the first 6 ingredients. Place butter in a separate shallow bowl. Dip chicken in butter, then roll in crumb mixture to coat; press to adhere. Place chicken on a foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake until a thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 165°, about 15 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 258 calories, Fat 14g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85mg cholesterol, Sodium 351mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 28g protein.
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