Description
A fun to eat snack or dinner featuring Mexican seasoned chicken, a homemade salsa with fire roasted tomatoes, cheddar cheese and sour cream served in individual corn chip bags.
Ingredients
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- 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds total)
- 3 1/2 teaspoons cumin (divided)
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 1 lime (cut in half)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 2 cans (14.5 oz. each) fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 cup corn
- 8 snack sized bags of corn chips such as Fritos
- sour cream
- shredded cheddar cheese
- chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat grill or grill pan to medium high heat.
- Slice each chicken breast lengthwise into 2 thin cutlets.
- In a small bowl, combine 2 teaspoons of cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, and salt. Rub chicken with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, squeeze lime juice over it and then rub with the spice mixture.
- Grill the chicken for about 3 to 4 minutes per side or until just cooked through. Remove from grill and shred into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
- In a large sauté pan over medium high heat, add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. When the oil is shimmering, add the onions and garlic. Sauté for 5 to 6 minutes or until the onions are softened and beginning to lightly brown.
- Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, the remaining 1 ½ teaspoons of cumin, and hot sauce. Stir to combine and continue cooking for 4 to 5 minutes until the mixture is slightly thickened.
- Stir in the shredded chicken and corn and heat through, about and additional 3 to 4 minutes.
- To serve, cut each snack sized bag of corn chips open like a book. Top chips with a generous amount of the salsa chicken, a dollop of sour cream, and some of the shredded cheese. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: entree
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe + corn chips
- Calories: 518
- Sugar: 6.1 g
- Sodium: 998 mg
- Fat: 29.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40.6 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 84 mg