A sprinkling of ready-made taco seasoning is the simple start to the delicious grilled chicken in this South-of-the-Border dish, topped with melted cheese and salsa.
Santa Fe Grilled Chicken
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lb)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons from 1 container (6.25 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 8 slices (3/4 oz each) Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup thick & chunky salsa
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. Brush both sides of chicken with oil; sprinkle with taco seasoning mix.
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Step2Place chicken on grill. Cover grill; cook over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, turning once and topping each chicken breast with cheese during last minute of cooking time, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Serve chicken topped with salsa.
Nutrition
260
Calories
13g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
5g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 28%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 620mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 5g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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