Southwest Smothered Chicken

Submitted by weekend cooker

"There's a fiesta in every bite of of this tasty chicken dish."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 4 meals
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 cup fresh corn
• 1 cup salsa
• 4 ounces shredded monterey jack pepper cheese
• 1⁄4 cup pickled jalapeno pepper
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream

directions

1. Flatten chicken to 1/2 inch thickness.
2. Sprinkle both sides with cumin and cayenne.
3. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink.
4. Meanwhile combine corn, and salsa, and spoon over chicken.
5. Top with cheese and jalapenos.
6. Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.
7. Top each with chicken breast, and a dollop of sour cream.

Reviews

[teresas]

I knew we would love this...it has all the ingredients we enjoy...I replaced the chicken with pheasant and used a hot salsa...very easy and tasty recipe...I topped it with recipe #222313 for an added tang to the dish...yummy...I'm keeping this one close by...thanks for posting it...:)

 

[lazyme]

Yum. This was simple to make and very good. I probably added a little more cumin as I love it. Thanks weekend cooker for a nice meal. Made for your win in the Twelve Days of Christmas Event.