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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 220.9
  • Total Fat: 2.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 49.3 mg
  • Sodium: 1,184.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 24.1 g

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Salsa Chicken

Submitted by: SP_STEPF
Salsa Chicken

Introduction

This is the easiest recipe I know, and it's quite tasty, too. Grill or saute chicken, cook rice and top with salsa! This is the easiest recipe I know, and it's quite tasty, too. Grill or saute chicken, cook rice and top with salsa!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 3-ounce portions of chicken breast (skinless and boneless)
    2 cups salsa (any variety)
    1 cup brown rice, uncooked

Directions

Bring two cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add rice, cover the pot and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 30 minutes, or until rice is tender.

Saute chicken breasts in a nonstick pan set on medium-high heat. Cook about 6-8 minutes on each side. Add salsa to pan and heat through.

When rice is cooked, place 1/2 cup of rice on a plate and top with one piece of chicken and about 1/2 cup of salsa.

Serve with a green salad, broccoli or green beans.

You can also make this dish with 12 ounces of shrimp or tofu.

Makes 4 servings: 1/2 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup salsa and 1 piece of chicken.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SP_STEPF.






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  • VEE-18603

    Incredible!
    13 of 13 people found this review helpful
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    I have a rather larger family so 4 wouldn't work, or so I thought! I doubled everything and had plenty left over for lunch the next day. It's even better reheated! Will definatly make this dish again! - 2/24/09

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  • SHARIO2


    10 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    I make this all the time, but I usually marinate the chicken in the salsa overnight before cooking. Adds a little more "kick" to the chicken! - 5/22/12

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  • BUCKINGHAM88

    Incredible!
    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    This is excellent and so quick. My calorie counter says 347 calories per serving [140 for chicken, 35 for salsa, and 172 for brown rice]. I may try it with Quinoa next time and add mushrooms and onion. - 5/21/12

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  • KIMBALLITE

    Very Good
    7 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    Made this last night. Very nice quick meal for a work night. Just goes to show you can cook something good and healthy in a short period of time. - 1/20/13

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  • PKIT320

    Incredible!
    7 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    Had this but without the rice. More salad. :). Soooo tasty. - 1/5/13

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  • JOANOFSPARK

    Very Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    Love this, though I use low sodium sals...or even better, home made salsa..:) - 2/2/13

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  • HOFFMASTER911

    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    My husband loved it and he is not a chicken breast type person and he stated that we would certainly be making this one again. Lots of flavor and super easy to make! - 2/11/13

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  • TERRILAM

    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    The whole family loved this one. - 2/8/13

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  • SUNNYHOUSEWIFE

    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    I made this tonight and it was delicious! My husband already asked me to make it again! I only had about 1 cup of salsa in the fridge so I used that and one can of diced tomatoes. It turned out great! - 2/7/13

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  • WOLFWYTCH

    Very Good
    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    I made this for tonight's dinner. VERY GOOD! Hubby really enjoyed it :) always a good sign. - 5/27/09

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  • KCCAT77

    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    Quick and easy! Very tasty. - 3/16/09

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  • RUDY1003

    Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    This was light and delish. - 5/8/13

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  • MADZI88

    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    Made my own salsa to cut down the sodium---and had it with quinoa instead of the brown rice. I'm going to try marinating it as suggested by another Sparkler. - 2/2/13

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  • GREATDESTINY

    Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    Nice tasty dish that takes little time to prepare. Love the fact that it is healthy. I used a rice pilaf and added 1T of curry sauce for a little heat. - 1/29/13

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  • CARMENRAMIREZ1

    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    I tried this recipe today for the first time. WOW! It was GREAT! Easy to make, fast, and delicious. Can wait to make it again. - 1/8/13

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  • LINDARUTH47

    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    This was wonderful! Really quick and easy, and just GREAT!!!! - 9/16/09

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  • HUSBANDFORMERT

    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    We enjoyed this recipe. We will probably make it again. - 3/19/09

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  • JANMARIE57


    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    I thought it was awsome. My husband went back for seconds. That doesn't happen often with other people's recipe. Go Girl! - 2/12/09

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  • FRANKAWAMURA


    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    Look easy enough, thought I would try it this evening.
    Calorie content & protein content is what I'm counting on.
    - 1/29/13

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  • TAMALEQUEEN


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    Why not swap the rice with spaghetti squash! Delicious, add a bright fresh salad using some salsa for the salad dressing. Making your own salsa is best, sodium is less and tastes 100% better - 5/20/13

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  • RACINGTOLOSE2

    Bad
    1 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    To much sodium , I would not even try this recipe due to sodium. I would make my own Salsa 's to cut back on the sodium. - 2/16/13

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  • GABBIBUG


    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    This looks wonderful! - 2/7/13

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  • PATTIININDY

    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    One of our favorites! - 1/12/13

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  • RUTHEY01

    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    I made this with Quorn Naked Cutlets. It was good. - 5/20/12

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  • NANCYTROI


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    So when you have arthritis and are on the antinightshade diet, which means no tomatoes, peppers, potatoes or eggplant, what do you eat. All these recipes contain tomato or pepper or both and leave my hands aching for days. - 5/22/13

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