This Cheesy Salsa Baked Chicken recipe has only 4 ingredients and the dish is super yummy! It is one of my fast and fabulous meals! So delicious, this recipe is definitely worth a shot!
Cheesy Salsa Baked Chicken is a perfect choice for a weeknight dinner. I always have a can of condensed cheddar cheese soup and salsa in my cupboard and I’m never without shredded cheese! Whenever I’m in a pinch, this is my go-to recipe. It always comes in handy!
We eat a lot of chicken in my house and this Cheesy Salsa Baked Chicken has been a long- standing favorite because it’s so easy to make. No matter how tired I am, I never tire of making it.
In his younger days, my son was always eager to help me make meals. With this particular dish, he used to love combining the cheddar cheese soup and salsa together with a whisk while I got everything else ready. I used to tell him it was a very important job and that we were a team. Maybe that’s why he likes to cook to this day. Who knows?
Ingredients in Cheesy Salsa Baked Chicken
- chicken breasts
- salsa
- condensed cheddar cheese soup
- shredded cheese
- taco seasoning
- cooking spray
How to make Cheesy Salsa Baked Chicken
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 13×9 inch baking pan, covered in tinfoil, coated with cooking spray. Set aside.
Coat all sides of the chicken breasts with taco seasoning. Place the chicken breasts on to the baking pan.
In a medium sized bowl combine cheddar cheese soup and salsa. Pour and spread over the top of each chicken breast. Cover with tinfoil.
Place into the oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until juices run clear.
Turn oven up to broil.
Remove tinfoil and sprinkle cheese on each chicken breast.
Put back in the oven for about 5 minutes, until cheese is melted and brown.
Remove from the oven and serve with rice or whatever you desire!
Spoon pan juices on top of your rice.
Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Just in case this chicken dish isn’t for you I have listed some others below you just might want to have a look at. You can never have too many chicken recipes. Hopefully you will enjoy them as much as we do!
Other Chicken Dinners to Try
Perfect Oven Barbecued Chicken
Cheesy Barbecue Bacon Chicken Breast
Balsamic Orange Maple Glazed Chicken
Sweet Balsamic Apple Glazed Chicken Breasts
Bacon or Prosciutto Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Maple Garlic Glazed Chicken Breasts
Crispy Onion Honey Mustard Chicken
Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken
The Best Alice Springs Chicken Copycat
Bacon Wrapped Barbecue Chicken
Cordon Bleu Hasselback Chicken
Quick and Easy Apricot Chicken
Crunchy Barbecue Onion Chicken
For the record, you can use your favorite salsa or even add some hot sauce to the mixture before you pour it all over the chicken, my son always does to this day.
My husband and I can’t handle as much heat at all in our food anymore which is another reason getting older is terrible in some ways! Regardless, I urge you to taste it before you cover the chicken breasts. You will be glad you did.
Easy Mexican Inspired Recipes
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas (Mexican Tacos)
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos
Slow Cooker Cheesy Taco Beef Hash
Easy Slow Cooker Taco Chicken and Rice
Taco Zucchini Beef and Pork Skillet
Cheesy Salsa Baked Chicken Video
Cheesy Salsa Baked Chicken
Equipment
- rimmed baking sheet
- 13 x 9 inch cake pan
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 1 jar (15 ½ oz) salsa
- 1 can (10 ¾ oz) condensed cheddar cheese soup
- 1 cup cheese, shredded, Mexican blend, more or less to taste
- 3 tblsp Taco seasoning homemade blend or 1 package
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with tinfoil and coat with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Coat all sides of the chicken breasts with Taco seasoning. Place the chicken breasts in baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine cheddar cheese soup and salsa. Pour and spread over the top of each chicken breast. Cover with tinfoil.
- Place in the oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until juices run clear.
- Remove from oven. Set oven to broil. Take off tinfoil and sprinkle cheese on each chicken breast. Put back in the oven for about 5 minutes, until cheese is melted and browned. Remove from the oven and serve with rice or whatever you desire! Spoon pan juices on top of the rice. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
Sarah
I was so excited to try this recipe and glad I did. Delicious and easy. Will make again
Karin and Ken
I love this recipe and it is a definite favorite around here! It is definitely easy and so tasty! Thank you for letting me know! Hopefully you find some other recipes on this site that you enjoy just as much. I wish you all the best. Take care. Karin
Samantha
Excited to try this…sounds amazing..thank you
Karin and Ken
I apologize for my late response. You are welcome! We think this recipe is delicious. Please let us know what you think if you make it! We would love to hear. Take care and all the best. Karin
bill a mousseau
I made this yesterday for my wife and i and she loved it as did i i bet it would go good with pork to anyway we give it a 5 star for taste
Karin and Ken
I bet the recipe would work for pork as well, I never thought of that. I am going to have to try that myself. If you do try it please let me know what you think. I would love to hear. Regardless you made my day! I am so glad to hear you enjoyed it. Hopefully you find some other recipes that you enjoy on our site as well. Take care and have a fabulous day! All the best. Karin