Description
Green Salsa Chicken is a flavorful and juicy dish featuring chicken breasts marinated in a zesty homemade or store-bought salsa verde. This recipe offers versatile cooking options including stovetop or grilling for a perfect meal served with rice, zoodles, tacos, salads, and more.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts pounded to an even thickness
- 1/2 cup Homemade Salsa Verde or store-bought, plus more for brushing cooked chicken
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
Instructions
- Marinate Chicken: Whisk together salsa verde and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a freezer bag or shallow dish. Add chicken breasts and toss evenly to coat. Refrigerate for 2 hours up to overnight for best flavor.
- Prepare Chicken for Cooking: Remove chicken from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 15-30 minutes before cooking.
- Stovetop Cooking: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add chicken and cook undisturbed for 5 minutes until browned. Flip chicken, cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook for another 7 minutes or until cooked through.
- Rest and Glaze: Remove chicken from skillet, rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes. Brush with additional salsa verde before serving.
- Alternative Grilling Method: Preheat grill to medium heat (375-450°F). Grill chicken for 6 minutes on each side or until internal temperature reaches 160°F. Rest for 5 minutes, then brush with salsa verde glaze.
- Serve: Serve chicken with rice, zoodles, in tacos, salads, enchiladas, burritos, or burrito bowls as desired.
Notes
- Use chicken fillets for better marinade absorption and quicker cooking.
- If fillets are unavailable, slice large chicken breasts horizontally to create fillets.
- Chicken thighs can be used for juicier results.
- Medium heat salsa verde is recommended to ensure flavor without excessive spiciness.
- Marinate for 2 hours minimum; longer marination (up to overnight) improves tenderness and flavor.
- For quick meals, marinate 30 minutes at room temperature and brush with salsa verde after cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast (approximately 6 oz)
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg
