Salsa Fresca Chicken Bakes
Salsa Fresca Chicken bakes are a flavorful meal prep dish made with tender chicken, fresh tomato salsa, rice, and melty mozzarella baked together in individual portions for a healthy, convenient lunch or dinner.
Servings: 5 servings
Ingredients
- 25 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 10 tablespoons basmati rice
- 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
- 3 roma tomatoes diced (300g)
- 1/4 red onion diced (75g)
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/4 jalapeno diced
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 5 ounces mozzarella cheese
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and arrange 5 oven safe containers on a cookie sheet.
- Salt and pepper chicken on both sides and dice into chunks.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the tomatoes, red onion, garlic, jalapeño, and lime juice.
- To each bowl add 2 tablespoons rice, pinch of salt, 1/4 cup broth, 5 ounces chicken, 1/5 of the diced veggies, and 1 ounce cheese.
- Bake about 35-40 minutes, or until the rice is cooked.
- Let cool before covering with lids and placing in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.
Notes
- Find this recipe in both MyFitnessPal and MacrosFirst app by searching the food database for, “Stay Fit Mom Salsa Fresca Chicken Bakes.”
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.3g | Protein: 42.1g | Fat: 10g | Fiber: 0.7g