Tex Mex Chicken Recipes

TEX-MEX CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Spread corn chip crumbs over the bottom of the baking dish and press crumbs into place.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion in melted butter until tender, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, cream of chicken soup. cream of mushroom soup, green chiles, milk, sour cream, chili powder, and cumin in a large bowl. Add chicken and cooked onion; stir to combine. Pour mixture over corn chips and top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and cheese is melted, 55 to 60 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

TEX MEX CHICKEN AND RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Mix soup, milk and water together in a large microwave-safe bowl and heat on high for 1-minute intervals until hot. Add to a 2 qt (2 L) baking dish, stir in rice and chili powder. Spread evenly with vegetables. Top with chicken. Sprinkle chicken with cheese and additional chili powder, if desired. Cover.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides and place on top of vegetables, sprinkle with additional chili powder, if desired. Top with cheese and cover dish with tin foil.
• Bake for 40 minutes then remove the cover and continue baking for another 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender. Finish with broiling for 3 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly. Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes, stir rice before serving.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the chips in a food processor and pulse until they are finely ground; set aside.
• Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally so you have 4 thin chicken cutlets.
• Set up a breading station with 3 shallow dishes: Stir together the flour, chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the first dish. Beat the eggs in the second dish and add the tortilla chips to the third dish. Coat a cutlet in the flour. Dip in the egg, letting any excess drip off and then press into the tortilla chips. Transfer to a plate and bread the remaining cutlets.
• Heat 1/4 cup of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until a piece of the breading sizzles when added to the oil. Add 2 breaded cutlets to the oil, making sure they don't touch each other. Fry until golden brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Add the remaining 1/4 cup oil to the skillet, heat and then fry the remaining cutlets.
• Evenly spread 1/2 cup salsa on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange the chicken in a single layer on top. Pour 1/4 cup of salsa on top of each piece of chicken. Shingle the cheese evenly over the chicken.
• Bake until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the jalapeno and cilantro.

EASY TEX-MEX CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic, onion, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and turmeric. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is soft and the spices are toasted, about 3 minutes.
• Pour in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and green chiles, chicken and both bags of rice. Stir together and cook until the rice is heated through and beginning to absorb some of the liquid, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat to low and sprinkle the pepper jack over the top. Cover with a lid and allow the cheese to melt completely, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle over the cilantro and serve.

SLOW-COOKER TEX-MEX CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss chicken with seasoning mix and flour in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray. Add peppers, corn and salsa; mix lightly. Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 3 to 4 hours).
• Stir chicken mixture. Serve over rice topped with cheese and onions.

SPICY TEX MEX CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• In a small bowl mix together the spices and then sprinkle over both sides of the chicken.
• Spray the chicken with non stick cooking spray and place on preheated grill. Cover.
• Grill 7-10 minutes or until no longer pink in the center, turning once.
• Serve with avocado salsa or on a salad.
• I like to pound the chicken to an even thickness for faster and more even cooking.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a shallow bowl mix the first 6 ingredients. Place butter in a separate shallow bowl. Dip chicken in butter, then roll in crumb mixture to coat; press to adhere. Place chicken on a foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake until a thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 165°, about 15 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time.

CRUSTED TEX-MEX CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a shallow bowl whisk together the lime juice and honey.
• Place crushed tortilla chips in a plastic bag.
• Dip chicken in the lime/honey mixture and place in chip bag.
• Shake to coat.
• Place chicken in a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Repeat with the remaining chicken.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the thickest piece of chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• While chicken is cooking combine in a blender or food processor the tomatoes, jalapeno, cilantro, garlic and oregano.
• Puree to smooth.
• Pour mixture into a large saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring often.
• Cook the mixture down to about 1&1/2 cups.
• Remove chicken from oven and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake for 3-4 minutes more.
• Divide sauce evenly between 4 plates and place cooked chicken on top of sauce.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together soup and enchilada sauce.
• In large bowl, mix 1 cup soup mixture with the chicken, corn and 1 cup of the cheese. In small bowl, set aside 3/4 cup soup mixture. Spread remaining 1 1/2 cups soup mixture in ungreased 13x9-inch baking dish.On microwavable plate, stack tortillas and cover with paper towel; heat on High 1 minute to soften. Place about 1/4 cup chicken mixture along middle of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam sides down in baking dish with sauce.
• Pour 3/4 cup soup mixture over enchiladas. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly around edges.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together tomatoes and cilantro. Spoon tomato mixture over each serving. Garnish with lime wedge, if desired.