Tex-Mex Smothered Chicken
If your craving Tex-Mex here’s the recipe for you. You can easily omit or replace the jalapenos in this dish for a less spicy pepper. Sometimes you just need to whip something up and put it in the oven. You can serve this over lettuce, tortilla chips/corn chips, or rice!
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 450°F.
  2. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Rub each chicken breast with 1 tbsp olive oil, season chicken with salt & pepper to taste- place in baking dish. Sprinkle approximately 1/2 of taco seasoning packet evenly over chicken.
  3. In a bowl mix the jalapenos, bell peppers, onion, 1/2 cup cilantro, & lime juice together. Spoon mixture around chicken breasts in baking dish & drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil.
  4. Distribute cream cheese cubes evenly around baking dish & sprinkle entire mixture with remaining taco seasoning. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165° & vegetables are tender. *Optional for crispier breasts* broil chicken for the final 2-3 minutes of baking time.
  5. Meanwhile, in bowl combine scallions, remaining cilantro, & cheese. Stir creamy mixture to incorporate the cream cheese. Top chicken with cheese mixture- allow to stand 5 minutes & serve.