Looking for a quick dinner idea? Look no further! This Queso Chicken Bake is here just for you! And when I say queso, I do mean queso! Just look at his cheesy an delicious this chicken is! I should note too, it doesn’t get more simple to easy than this toss and bake recipe either. with just 5 ingredients, you can have dinner tossed together and ready to go in no time at all!

Being as this dish is so simple and has so few ingredients, there isn’t much to change here other than to swap some of the things out for ‘no salt added’ or ‘low sodium’ options. This way you can season it yourself to your own liking. Which I almost guarantee is less salt overall.

You can prepare this in a baking dish ahead of time too! Toss everything in the baking dish, cover, and refrigerate until you’re ready to bake it. I served mine with a simple Tex-Mex style side salad of greens, carrots, quick pickled red onions, tomatoes, and avocado to round out this perfectly easy to do weeknight dinner with even more veggie goodness!

If you wanted to take this dish a step further, you could probably even use a lower fat ‘american cheese’ instead of the regular.

Queso Chicken Bake

Yield: 4

Author: The Skinny Fork (Amanda Plott)

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 50 Min

A quick and easy Tex-Mex weeknight dinner that you can toss together in no time. Chicken, veggies, cheese, done!

Ingredients

2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Butterflied
1 (10 Oz.) Can Diced Tomatoes & Green Chiles (No Salt Added)
1 (14.5 Oz.) Can No Salt Added Black Beans, Drained & Rinsed
1 (14.5 Oz.) Can No Salt Added Corn, Drained
8 Oz. American Cheese, Cubed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. and place the chicken into the bottom of a 13x9" baking dish.
Top the chicken with the 1 can diced tomatoes and green chiles, 1 can black beans, 1 can corn, and the 8 Oz. cubed cheese.
Place in the oven to bake for 45-55 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Once done, remove from the oven and enjoy right away!

Nutrition Facts

Calories

388.38

Fat (grams)

15.51

Sat. Fat (grams)

8.88

Carbs (grams)

29.92

Fiber (grams)

5.16

Net carbs

24.77

Sugar (grams)

7.61

Protein (grams)

33.74

Sodium (milligrams)

1432.38

Cholesterol (grams)

95.80

Nutritional Claims: High Fiber • Mediterranean • Gluten Free • Wheat Free • Egg Free • Peanut Free • Tree Nut Free • Soy Free •Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Pork Free • Red Meat Free • Crustacean Free • Celery Free • Mustard Free • Sesame Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free • Alcohol Free • No Oil Added • No Sugar Added • Sulphite Free