Salsa Chicken

Salsa Chicken

4.2 of 5 (94)
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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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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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    25 of 25 people found this review helpful
    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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    Incredible!
    22 of 22 people found this review helpful
    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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    Incredible!
    18 of 18 people found this review helpful
    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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    Very Good
    11 of 11 people found this review helpful
    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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    Incredible!
    10 of 10 people found this review helpful
    Had this but without the rice. More salad. :). Soooo tasty. - 1/5/13


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    Very Good
    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
    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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    Very Good
    8 of 8 people found this review helpful
    Love this, though I use low sodium sals...or even better, home made salsa..:) - 2/2/13


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    Incredible!
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    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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    Very Good
    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
    I made this for tonight's dinner. VERY GOOD! Hubby really enjoyed it :) always a good sign. - 5/27/09


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    Very Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Quick and easy! Very tasty. - 3/16/09


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


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    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    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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    Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This was light and delish. - 5/8/13


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    Good
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    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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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    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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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I made this with Quorn Naked Cutlets. It was good. - 5/20/12


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


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


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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    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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    Bad
    2 of 10 people found this review helpful
    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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    2 of 5 people found this review helpful
    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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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I make it a little differently - put the chicken in a non-stick sprayed casserole dish, dump a jar of your favourite salsa on top. Dice onions, peppers & mushrooms and add to dish. Cover and bake for 40 min-ish and your chicken will be tender, juicy and you don't have to hang around the kitchen! - 9/15/13


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    We used a "fresh" salsa, finely chopped, and I added Mrs. Dash southwestern seasoning before grilling. Quick and easy! - 7/29/13


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    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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    1 of 5 people found this review helpful
    This looks wonderful! - 2/7/13


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


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    Very Good
    Good - 6/27/21


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    Incredible!
    yum - 6/6/21


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    Good
    this is so good ....it can be used for taco meat too...
    I did not make the rice..... use tortillas so good and feed everyone..... with flour or corn tortillas
    - 4/10/21


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    looks good! - 1/28/21


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    thanks - 1/15/21


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    Hmmm, Hmmm good! - 1/1/21


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    Good
    Colorful but too high in sodium - 10/22/20


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    Incredible!
    I love this salsa chicken recipe! - 8/10/20


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    Incredible!
    This is so tasty and you can dress it up with other seasoning any way you like. - 7/27/20


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    O.K.
    More rice is needed for real people. - 5/17/20


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    Good
    Good - 4/6/20


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    Very Good
    Skipped the rice and had salad and green beans. Very simple, easy, minimum ingredients and fast. - 3/8/20


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    :) - 2/16/20


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    Incredible!
    I always keep seasoned chicken breasts on hand so the preprep was easy. Made this in one pan on the stove since I had brown rice left over from a previous meal! Ate this with green beans and all my fussy eaters loved it! - 2/1/20


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    Good. I hadn't heated salsa before. Now I may do that all the time. - 12/10/19


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    A great way to enjoy chicken - 11/23/19


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    Awesome! - 9/27/19


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    Incredible!
    I do not like chicken, but this favorable and I enjoyed it. - 9/15/19


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    O.K.
    Nice - 8/14/19


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    Incredible!
    Healthy take on a classic fave of mine - I make it often. - 7/31/19


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    Incredible!
    awesome - 7/28/19


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    I'm definitely going to try!!! - 5/9/19


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    Thank you - 4/12/19


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    anothergrat taste - 4/11/19


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    NICE - 2/19/19


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    Thanks - 1/31/19


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    We're having a version of this for Superbowl Sunday. - 1/31/19


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    Very Good
    Quick, easy and good - 1/29/19


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    This recipe was so good!!! - 1/29/19


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    Sounds like an awesome, tasty and tender chicken dish. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to making this soon. - 11/30/18


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    Yum! - 11/9/18


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    Looks good! - 11/1/18


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    Incredible!
    This was really good . Hubby really enjoyed. - 10/30/18


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    This looks great! - 10/24/18


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    Nice - 10/20/18


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    Incredible!
    Delicious - 9/30/18


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    Incredible!
    So easy and quick and delicious! - 9/7/18


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    Bad
    too much sodium for me, would have to do some major changes. - 9/7/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 8/17/18


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    Pretty good - 8/17/18


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    Incredible!
    love it - 8/7/18


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    Incredible!
    EASY! - 7/17/18


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    Not too bad for a fast meal. - 6/21/18


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    Yummy - 5/24/18


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    Very Good
    Great recipe! - 5/24/18


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    tasty - 5/24/18


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    Fabulous - 5/21/18


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    Very Good
    This was a great recipe. I noticed the longer is simmered the more watery it became. I continued to let it cook down until the water reduced and added salt and pepper. Delicious! - 5/13/18


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    Very Good
    Delicious! - 3/10/18


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    Good
    god - 3/10/18


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    I don't eat chicken but I can substitute fish... - 2/28/18


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    Incredible!
    Great recipe - 11/26/17


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    Very Good
    Very nice, quick dish and I have used different kinds of salsa to change it up. Red, green, chipolte etc. - 10/8/17


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    Yum - 9/29/17


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    Incredible!
    This is so simple to make and tastes so good. Simple to make additions and changes to and always cooks easily. - 9/5/17


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    I too like to marinate longer 24 hours - 8/21/17


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    Incredible!
    This recipe is delicious - 7/23/17


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    Incredible!
    yummy! - 5/31/17


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    Tasty and fast. - 5/5/17


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    Incredible!
    I am looking forward to making this. - 5/5/17


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    Sodium content is really up there. - 4/22/17


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    Very Good
    Easy to prepare, and the chicken is moist and flavorful! - 4/20/17


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    yummm - 3/26/17


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    Incredible!
    Very tasty! - 3/5/17


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    Yummy - 2/18/17


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    Incredible!
    Gets 5 stars because it's very tasty for how crazy simple it is to make. Maximum flavor to effort ratio :P - 9/27/16


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I do wish I could easily print these recipes. I don't have a computer in the kitchen and am old enough that I prefer paper. But when I print this I waste paper on all the comments and half the time the ads cut off part of the instructions. H E L P - 6/16/16


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    Very Good
    so easy - 4/9/16


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    Incredible!
    Delicious. Quick. Super easy.
    Added spinach and red peppers with garlic and it made a perfect meal.
    - 12/30/15


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    Very Good
    Loved this, so simple. I have done something similar in the oven. Only gave it 4 stars because I was up at 1am with heart burn from the salsa :-( - 2/11/15


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    Incredible!
    Amazing - 2/6/15


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    Was a little disappointed after reading all the great reviews. It was good but missing spice. I will try it again but add jalapeņo. - 2/12/14


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    Incredible!
    I can't believe I haven't reviewed this before. A similar recipe was a godsend during my college years! It takes so little time to prepare that it leaves you with no excuse not to eat well. As a bonus, it tastes good with pretty much any vegetable you want to add to it. - 10/27/13


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    I used to make this when I was tired after a long day at work. Put all ingredients into a 8" Pyrex dish only add 1 cup of chicken broth. Bake at 350 till rice is done. While this cooks help your kids with homework, do laundry, whatever else you need to do. Serve with broccoli or green beans. - 9/15/13