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Cheaters Chicken
I call this 'Cheaters Chicken' because it tastes like it was really hard to make, but it's so simple you'll laugh when you hear it! For me it's important to have simple, quick meals to make when I get home.
You need 1 piece of boneless, skinless chicken per person eating. I use chicken breasts that are flash frozen and are HUGE, so we actually split 1 breast per 2 people.
1 large jar of your favorite picante sauce, we use Pace Mild Picante Sauce. My mom likes the chunky style.
1 serving of prepared brown rice per person.
In a pyrex dish, lay out the defrosted chicken. Keep it in a dish that's close to the size of all the chicken laid out in one layer. Next, cover the chicken with picante sauce. We just pour the entire large jar in, but that will depend on exactly how "large" your jar is. Basically, smother the chicken.
Put it in the oven to bake until the chicken is done. Ours cooks at 350 for about 45 minutes usually.
When the chicken is done, pull it out of the oven and serve over the rice. Spoon extra sauce on it to make sure the rice is good and saucy, too!
Viola! Easy, peasy! Low cal, very tasty, very filling, and just YUMMY! They'll think you went to the trouble to cut up all those peppers, onions, and tomatoes yourself! Little do they know... hee!
You need 1 piece of boneless, skinless chicken per person eating. I use chicken breasts that are flash frozen and are HUGE, so we actually split 1 breast per 2 people.
1 large jar of your favorite picante sauce, we use Pace Mild Picante Sauce. My mom likes the chunky style.
1 serving of prepared brown rice per person.
In a pyrex dish, lay out the defrosted chicken. Keep it in a dish that's close to the size of all the chicken laid out in one layer. Next, cover the chicken with picante sauce. We just pour the entire large jar in, but that will depend on exactly how "large" your jar is. Basically, smother the chicken.
Put it in the oven to bake until the chicken is done. Ours cooks at 350 for about 45 minutes usually.
When the chicken is done, pull it out of the oven and serve over the rice. Spoon extra sauce on it to make sure the rice is good and saucy, too!
Viola! Easy, peasy! Low cal, very tasty, very filling, and just YUMMY! They'll think you went to the trouble to cut up all those peppers, onions, and tomatoes yourself! Little do they know... hee!
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Permalink Reply by Arlene on -
That sounds great! Can't wait to try it, because I'm the kind of girl who will resort to the drive-thru if I don't have something fast and easy planned to make at home.
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Permalink Reply by Jane on -
Wow, this sound really good and easy. Picante sauce is so low calorie, but so flavorful. I can't wait to try it.
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Permalink Reply by Todd on -
I do almost the same thing but I use a crock pot, I chix breast per person, a jar of salsa, 2 cups of brown minute rice and a cup and a half of water. After it's cooked I shred the chicken and put it into a wrap or pita.
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Permalink Reply by junr1278 on -
So came home last night, got on to blog , not sure what to do for dinner, yup you guessed it I made cheaters chicken !!! it was so easy, loved that :), the DH even said it was a keeper and I could make it again !!!! Thanks
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Permalink Reply by SaucyWench on -
I'm so glad you liked it! It's a fun and easy thing to do, and you can put the leftovers in a tortilla with some lettuce and cheese for soft tacos the next day! Whee!
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Permalink Reply by 2Phat on -
OMG! I made this last night and couldn't believe how fast dinner came together. Picky hubby loved it and didn't even make any remarks about "diet food!"
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