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Chicken with Jalapeno Sauce
Jalapeno Chicken is an easy 30 minute chicken recipe with a creamy cheese sauce! Make chicken with jalapeno sauce and cream cheese for a low carb meal or serve it with rice or pasta for an easy weeknight meal.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Dorothy Kern📖 crazyforcrust
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
If your chicken breasts are large, butterfly them to cut them in half and/or pound them thinner.
2
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
3
Heat oil in a large skillet. Brown chicken on both sides.
oil1 tablespoon
4
Add the onions, broth, jalapenos, cumin and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through (thermometer reads 165°F), about ⏱️ 5-7 minutes. Remove chicken and keep warm.
medium onions (chopped)2ground cumin2 teaspoonsgarlic (minced)2 cloves
5
Stir cream cheese and sour cream into jalapeno mixture. Stir in tomatoes and heat through. Do not boil or the sauce will break. Add the chicken back to the pan to rewarm as needed.
cream cheese3 ounces
6
Serve over rice or with pasta as a complete meal.
Nutrition Facts
calories
292 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
623 mg
protein Content
27 g
cholesterol Content
101 mg
carbohydrate Content
10 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
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