Easy Cheesy Salsa Chicken

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 14 ounces salsa (we prefer medium hot chunky salsa)
• 1 cup quick-cooking white rice, uncooked
• 1 -1 1/2 cup chicken broth (we use low fat, low sodium broth)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken breasts into 1-2 inch chunks or slices.
• 2 heat oil in a skillet and add chicken and onion.
• 3 saute over medium high heat until chicken is browned on one side and onion is fragrant but not burnt.
• 4 turn chicken pieces to brown on the other side for 1 minute.
• 5 add raw rice and stir to coat with pan juices.
• 6 immediately add chicken broth, salsa and tomato paste; stir to combine.
• 7 bring mixture up to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• 8 stir mixture.
• 9 if rice has absorbed all of the liquid, add up to 1/2 cup more broth and stir.
• 10 top with shredded cheese, cover and cook another 10 minutes.
• 11 turn off the heat and stir the cheese into the rice mixture.
• 12 season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.