If you love a kick of spice, why not try making some spicy Mexican chicken? Juicy, tender chicken breasts, satisfying rice and beans, and store-bought salsa and corn round out the fresh-tasting, distinctive flavors in this easy, under 30-minute recipe for Spicy Skillet Chicken. Grab your skillet and get cooking!
Spicy Skillet Chicken
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 can (11 oz) whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, undrained
- 1/3 cup thick & chunky salsa
- 2 cups hot cooked rice
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, mix chili powder, salt and pepper; sprinkle evenly over both sides of chicken breasts.
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Step2In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).
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Step3Stir in beans, corn and salsa. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are hot. Serve with rice.
Nutrition
510
Calories
9g
Total Fat
43g
Protein
63g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 1070mg
- 45%
- Potassium
- 650mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 63g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 11g
- 47%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 43g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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