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Pico de Gallo Chicken

[heart_this] · Aug 27, 2018 · 15 Comments

Pico de Gallo Chicken

A super easy and tasty fresh pico de gallo baked chicken all smothered in melted cheese!

Here is a quick and easy dinner featuring one of my favourite ingredients, pico de gallo baked with chicken! Pico de gallo (aka salsa fresca) is a fresh tomato salsa that is so amazingly good, especially in the summer with perfectly ripe field tomatoes which are just packed with flavour! This pico do gallo chicken recipe could not be easier! You simply make the pico de gallo, place chicken in a baking pan, cover in the salsa, along with plenty of cheese and bake until the chicken is cooked and the cheese has melted! Yum! Serve by itself or over rice, pasta, etc along with and salad and you have a perfect light summer meal with almost no effort at all!

Pico de Gallo Chicken
Pico de Gallo Chicken
Pico de Gallo Chicken
Pico de Gallo Chicken
This salsa fresca baked chicken is such an amazing summer meal!

Pico de Gallo Chicken

Pico de Gallo Chicken
Pico de Gallo Chicken

Pico de Gallo Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

A super easy and tasty fresh pico de gallo baked chicken all smothered in melted cheese!

ingredients
  • 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs
  • 2 teaspoons taco seasoning
  • 2 cups pico de gallo
  • 1 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded
directions
  1. Season the chicken with the seasoning, place in a large baking pan, top with pico de gallo, and cheese and bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until the chicken is cooked through, about 20-30 minutes.
Option: Replace taco seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. (Or your favourite seasoning!)
Option: Serve over rice, pasta, etc.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 303, Fat 12g (Saturated 6g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 112mg, Sodium 951mg, Carbs 13g (Fiber 0, Sugars 8g), Protein 33g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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  1. Paige Cassandra Flamm says

    August 27, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    This chicken looks so fresh and delicious! Totally adding it to the menu plan next week!

    Paige
    http://thehappyflammily.com

    Reply
  2. Evadne Scaddan says

    August 27, 2018 at 8:25 pm

    I’m not familiar with Pico de Gallo. Is there a recipe available, or can you give me a few basic ingredients?
    Thank you. Sounds great.
    Evadne (Australia)

    Reply
    • kevin says

      August 27, 2018 at 10:10 pm

      Here is the recipe: https://www.closetcooking.com/pico-de-gallo/

      Reply
    • anne says

      July 13, 2021 at 12:44 pm

      it is tomatoes no seeds and i use roma tomato and onion spanish onion or a vidella onion one green onion and cilantro and garlic and salt and pepper and limes and jalapeños.

      Reply
  3. istanbul gezilecek yerler says

    August 29, 2018 at 8:36 am

    Wow. Immediately i want to make to this.

    Reply
  4. William Beasley says

    August 29, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    My chicken breasts did not absorb any of the taco seasoning and I put it on both sides of the breast. I guess the water from the tomatoes in the pico de gallo diluted the taco seasoning. Next time I will marinate (fajita seasoning?) the breasts for an hour or so before starting the dish preparation. Oh yeah, don’t forget to butterfly the breasts.

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  5. Dana McLeod says

    August 30, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    I made this for dinner last night. I followed the recipe exactly, added a dollop of sour cream, and basked in the praise my family showered on me for such a delicious dinner! Served along with a tomato herbed rice, it was so fresh with a nice acidity from the lime juice. I ate the leftovers for lunch the next day and was amazed that the chicken stayed moist even after being microwaved. I made more pico de gallo than I needed for this recipe so we snacked on the extras with tortilla chips! I will definitely make this recipe again.

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  6. WWCook says

    August 31, 2018 at 4:36 pm

    Made this so easy & delicious dish for tonight’s dinner. I butterflied the breasts and added salt and pepper with the very little taco seasoning I had. I had the same problem with William Beasley. The tomatoes let out more juice than I expected. But we still enjoyed it. Next time I’ll let my pico de gallo drain a bit before adding it with the juice. I also like the idea of marinating the chicken. Thanks for the idea William.

    Reply
  7. Patricia says

    September 2, 2018 at 7:45 pm

    I tried this last night. It was delicious. A bit to much juice from tomatoes and cheese went brown. 30 mins too long to cook.

    Reply
  8. R. says

    September 3, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    This was a nice, fast dish. I found that sprinkling broken tortilla chips over the top added a nice crunch.

    I also found I had a lot of liquid after cooking; perhaps serving the chicken over rice might have taken care of this?

    Reply
  9. Linda McClellan says

    October 17, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    I love Pico de Gallo, I was born and raised in San Antonio. The chicken is a definite YES! Can’t wait to try it and I know my husband is going to love it. Thank you for the wonderful recipes and you have such a range of different choices!

    Reply
  10. Jennifer J Collins says

    June 24, 2019 at 7:13 pm

    A wonderful recipe with the abundance of fresh summer tomatoes! I added two cups of brown rice to the bottom of the pan before adding the other ingredients. Voila!!! The rice absorbed the liquid and added another level of interest to the recipe. Enjoy!!!

    Reply
    • kevin says

      June 25, 2019 at 8:48 am

      The rice is an excellent addition!

      Reply
  11. Jennie says

    November 14, 2019 at 2:33 pm

    SO good and SO easy! I prefer to use the chicken thighs, but either way – YUM!

    Reply
  12. Elizabeth says

    December 8, 2019 at 5:34 pm

    This dish is so easy and delicious. Only change I made was much less cheese.

    Reply

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