Description
A flavorful and easy grilled chicken dish with salsa verde and pepper Jack cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds thin-sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4 breasts)
- 12 ounces salsa verde (Trader Joe’s recommended)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 slices pepper Jack cheese (or as desired)
- Fresh cilantro, finely minced (optional)
- Lime wedges (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- In a bowl, mix salsa verde, olive oil, lime juice, cumin, salt, and black pepper.
- Coat chicken breasts with the marinade and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Grill chicken for 4-5 minutes per side until fully cooked.
- Place pepper Jack cheese slices on the chicken during the last minute of grilling.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.
Notes
- Use thin-sliced chicken for faster cooking.
- Adjust salt and pepper to your taste.
- Substitute Monterey Jack cheese if pepper Jack is too spicy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 breast
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: grilled chicken, salsa verde, pepper jack cheese, easy dinner