This cheesy chicken dish is seriously a fiesta in your mouth. The fresh and chunky salsa you put right on top of the chicken infuses so much flavor into the chicken and then topping it with a layer of mozzarella – just WOW! This dish is so tasty and pretty to boot! Salsa Chicken is going to make the top of your weekly meal plan rotation!

You can use the Salsa portion of the recipe to make a quick fresh Salsa for Taco night too. You may want to add some salt if you are going to us it on it’s own. That helps to break down the tomatoes a little which helps to mingle the flavors better. Baking it with the chicken has the same effect, that’s why you don’t need the extra salt.
Sometimes I serve this with Rice & Beans (there is a recipe that I use in the Homemade on a Weeknight Cookbook) or you could do a Southwest style salad or even just over white rice.
This dish is pretty mild in terms of spiciness – mostly because it’s for the whole family to eat. But it still packs some bold flavors. You can kick it up a few notches by not taking out the seeds like I did. You can see my whole method in the video below.
By using mozzarella cheese instead of cheddar, you knock the calorie count down as well. And adding that super food fresh avocado on the side makes it a healthy dinner choice for sure.
This recipe can be found in the Healthier Fare section of my cookbook – Homemade on a Weeknight (which is available from Amazon in either Paperback or Kindle versions). If you are looking for more recipes for your family – definitely get yourself a copy asap!
Now let’s get cookin’
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I did do a version of this chicken but for burger instead. I also opted out for mozz cheese like yours. Amazing taste! #KCACOLS
This is right up mu street, I love salsa, mozarella and chicken all my favourite things will have to try it out. Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next time
First of all – I LOVE the name of your blog. Second, that chicken looks amazing – and so easy!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope to see you there every week!
YUM!!! I’m happy to try anything new at the moment…side effect of lockdown, I hate everything I know how to cook….#KCACOLS
I love chicken and this sounds delicious x x #KCACOLS
This sounds lovely – I’m veggie but would try this with Quorn instead 🙂 #KCACOLS