Salsa Verde Chicken Bake (Video)

This low-carb and Keto Salsa Verde Rooster Bake is amazingly simple and scrumptious for a dinner the entire household goes to like! And this tasty recipe with hen, cheese, and barely spicy Salsa Verde solely has 4 web carbs per serving.

Pin Salsa Verde Rooster Bake to strive it later!

Right now I’m that includes this recipe for Salsa Verde Rooster Bake as my Friday Favorites choose for this week. When the thought to make use of my favourite Salsa Verde in a recipe with hen and plenty of cheese popped into my head, Kara and I examined the recipe a number of occasions to get it simply best for you! And each time we made it we each wolfed up the Salsa Verde Rooster, and I devoured my share of the leftovers as properly!

I hope individuals are having fun with this completely seasoned, barely spicy, and tacky hen bake recipe as a lot as we did. Salsa Verde Rooster is totally good for an ultra-easy low-carb and Keto hen dinner that’s fast sufficient to make on a piece night time!

And the enjoyable authentically Mexican salt and pepper shakers are from Gorky Pottery, which I visited after I went to Mexico for Day of the Useless!

What components do you want?

(That is solely an inventory of components; please scroll down for full printable recipe. Or if you happen to use the JUMP TO RECIPE hyperlink on the high of the web page, it can take you on to the entire recipe.)

Is the Salsa Verde Rooster very low in carbs?

This tasty hen with salsa verde solely has 4 web carbs per serving!

What’s the distinction between Salsa and Salsa Verde?

Salsa Verde is a inexperienced Mexican salsa that makes use of tomatillos as an alternative of pink tomatoes, and it’s typically name Tomatillo Salsa Verde. The phrase verde means inexperienced in Spanish, and it refers back to the colour of the tomatillos and the inexperienced chiles used within the sauce. Salsa Verde additionally normally has onions and typically lime juice. Selfmade Salsa Verde is straightforward to make in a meals processor, however there are various good business manufacturers out there as properly.

What cheese did we use for the Salsa Verde Bake:

We used Mozzarella Cheese for this recipe however Monterey Jack would even be an incredible selection, or use a white Mexican cheese if in case you have some.

What are different makes use of for Salsa Verde?

I’ve been a fan of Salsa Verde for years, and I exploit it usually to make Fifteen Minute Salsa Verde Eggs for a fast, barely spicy breakfast dish. The Mexican-American meals and life-style weblog Spanglish Spoon suggests 4 Methods to Use Salsa Verde, together with Chile Verde, which might be my all time favourite Mexican dish!

Need less difficult hen bake recipes?

I’m a fan of baked hen dishes that I name hen bakes, and this recipe is an ideal instance of such a dish. It makes use of the simple strategy of seasoning the hen after which pan-frying so it’s partly cooked. Then hen breasts are minimize into strips and organized in baking dish, and the recipe cooks within the oven with a tasty sauce or topping. This Salsa Verde Rooster Bake recipe is just like my Greek Rooster Bake and my mega-popular Straightforward Baked Pesto Rooster, however the flavors are very totally different!

What model of Salsa Verde did I exploit?

I’m a long-time fan of Herdez Salsa Verde (affiliate hyperlink), partly as a result of it doesn’t have added sugar and solely has 30 carbs in the entire bottle, making it good for a recipe like this. And I do love the flavour of this product, however any Salsa Verde you want that’s low in sugar will work effective right here. (Herdez has not compensated me in any technique to characteristic their Salsa Verde right here, and I’m fairly positive they don’t even know I’m alive!)

Learn how to Make Salsa Verde Rooster Bake:

(That is solely a abstract of the steps for the recipe; please scroll down for full printable recipe. Or if you happen to use the JUMP TO RECIPE hyperlink on the high of the web page, it can take you on to the entire recipe.)

1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C and spray casserole dish with non-stick spray or olive oil.
2. Put Herdez Salsa Verde (affiliate hyperlink) or your most well-liked model right into a small pan and simmer over low warmth till it’s diminished by one-fourth. Don’t skip this step or the ultimate dish might be watery.
3. Whereas Salsa Verde reduces, trim hen breasts so that they’re the same dimension and thickness.
4. Mix the bottom cumin (affiliate hyperlink), Garlic Powder (affiliate hyperlink), Onion Powder (affiliate hyperlink), salt, and pepper, and rub hen with that combination.
5. Warmth the oil in a big non-stick frying pan and brown hen over medium-high warmth, about 2-3 minutes per aspect.
6. When hen is browned (however not cooked via) take away to a chopping board and minimize every hen breast into three lengthwise strips. (They shouldn’t be absolutely cooked at this level.)
7. Lay the hen strips crosswise within the casserole dish, staggering them to suit as wanted.
8. Pour diminished Salsa Verde over the hen breasts.
9. Prime with grated Mozzarella Cheese.
10. Bake 25-Half-hour, or till the dish is effervescent scorching, hen is cooked via, and cheese is melted and properly browned.
11. Serve scorching and devour! Wasn’t that simple for a piece night time dinner?

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

There might be some flavorful sauce within the backside of the dish, so I’d love this with one thing like Straightforward Cauliflower Rice Recipe or Pureed Cauliflower with Garlic, Parmesan, and Goat Cheese which you can smother with the tasty sauce!

Weekend Meals Prep:

This recipe reheats properly (in a pan on the range over low warmth is greatest) so it’s been added to a class referred to as Weekend Meals Prep the place you’ll discover recipes you may prep or cook dinner on the weekend and eat throughout the week!

Low-Carb Food regimen / Low-Glycemic Food regimen / South Seashore Food regimen Recommendations:
Salsa Verde Rooster Bake is a good dish for low-carb or Keto eating regimen plans, and for any part of the unique South Seashore Food regimen. South Seashore would suggest reduced-fat cheese and low-carb and Keto diets would favor full-fat cheese.

Discover Extra Recipes Like This One:
Use Oven Dinners for extra recipes like this one. Use the Food regimen Sort Index to seek out recipes appropriate for a particular consuming plan. You may also prefer to observe Kalyn’s Kitchen on Pinterest, on Fb, on Instagram, on TikTok, or on YouTube to see all the nice recipes I’m sharing there.

Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This tasty Salsa Verde Rooster dinner thought was posted in 2020. The recipe was featured for Friday Favorites and up to date with extra info in 2024.

Share This: