Mexican Baked Chicken

Name: Mexican Baked Chicken
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6-8 chicken thighs; 10 oz Red enchilada sauce or a jar of salsa; 1 can (16 oz) chickpeas; 1 stick (8 oz) cream cheese; Taco seasoning (to coat the chicken); 8 oz Shredded cheese of your preference; Topping options: sliced avocado, cilantro, diced tomatoes, jalapeno

monkeyfufu @foodforthoughts

I wanted to make an easy chicken dish with Mexican flavors and came up with this one with ingredients I have in the house. It was a big hit with the family!

monkeyfufu @foodforthoughts

I wanted to make an easy chicken dish with Mexican flavors and came up with this one with ingredients I have in the house. It was a big hit with the family!

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Ingredients

40 minutes

6 people

6-8chicken thighs
10 ozRed enchilada sauce or a jar of salsa
1 can (16 oz)chickpeas
1 stick (8 oz)cream cheese
Taco seasoning (to coat the chicken)
8 ozShredded cheese of your preference
Topping options: sliced avocado, cilantro, diced tomatoes, jalapeno

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Springle taco seasoning all over the chicken thighs, front and back and place them in a baking pan single layer. You can add more/less of the seasoning depending on preference.
2

Drain the chickpeas and add them to the chicken. I scatter them all over.
3

Dump the enchiladas sauce (or salsa) over the chicken. Spread evenly.
4

Slice cream cheese and put them over each chicken thigh.
5

Preheat the oven to 385 degrees. Bake the chicken covered with foil for 30 min.
6

Check to see if the chicken are cooked thoroughly by cutting one open and don't see any pink flesh. If almost done, sprinkle shredded cheese all over the chicken.
7

Return the pan to oven, Boil in low for 5 minutes with the chicken uncovered
8

Serve with optional toppings and rice.