Salsa Fresca Chicken Bake

Name: Salsa Fresca Chicken Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cup Cherry Tomato (2 cups cherry tomatoes (diced)); 1 piece White Onion (1 medium white onion (chopped)); 1 piece Jalapeño (1 large jalapeño (chopped)); 0 pieces Cilantro (A bunch of cilantro (chopped)); ½ piece Lime (1/2 lime (juiced)); ½ tsp Table Salt (1/2 tsp salt (divided)); 2 lb Chicken Breast (2 lbs chicken breast (boneless and skinless, diced)); ½ tsp Cumin Seeds (1/2 tsp cumin); 1 tsp Paprika (1 tsp paprika powder); 1 tbsp Garlic Powder (1 tbsp garlic powder); ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flakes (1/4 tsp red chili pepper flakes); ¼ tsp Black Pepper (1/4 tsp black pepper); 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese (1 cup shredded mozzarella)

Salsa Fresca Chicken Bake - Dinner (Mexican)

35 minMexican

Servings4

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Steps

1Preheat the oven to 400F. Prepare a 9x13 casserole dish and spray it with oil.
2In a bowl, combine cherry tomatoes, chopped onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juices and 1/4 tsp salt.
3Place diced chicken on the baking sheet and cover with cumin, paprika, garlic powder, red chili pepper flakes, and black pepper. Make sure the chicken is covered well with all the seasonings.
4Finally, cover the chicken with the tomato mix and top up with shredded mozzarella.
5Bake in the oven uncovered for 25-30 minutes until the chicken has fully cooked.
6Garnish with extra cilantro before serving.