Salsa Verde Hen Bake (Video) – Kalyn’s Kitchen

This low-carb and Keto Salsa Verde Hen Bake is amazingly simple and scrumptious for a dinner the entire household goes to like! And anybody who likes rooster, cheese, and barely spicy Salsa Verde goes to like this recipe.

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At present I’m that includes this recipe for Salsa Verde Hen Bake as my Friday Favorites decide for this week. When the concept to make use of my favourite Salsa Verde in a recipe with rooster and many cheese popped into my head, Kara and I examined the recipe a number of instances to get it simply best for you! And each time we made it we each wolfed up the Salsa Verde Hen, and I devoured my share of the leftovers as effectively!

I hope persons are having fun with this completely seasoned, barely spicy, and tacky rooster bake recipe as a lot as we did. Salsa Verde Hen is completely excellent for an ultra-easy low-carb and Keto rooster dinner that’s fast sufficient to make on a piece evening!

And the enjoyable authentically Mexican salt and pepper shakers are from Gorky Pottery, which I visited once I went to Mexico for Day of the Useless!

What substances do you want?

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What’s the distinction between Salsa and Salsa Verde?

Salsa Verde is a inexperienced Mexican salsa that makes use of tomatillos as a substitute of purple tomatoes, and it’s generally name Tomatillo Salsa Verde. The phrase verde means inexperienced in Spanish, and it refers back to the shade of the tomatillos and the inexperienced chiles used within the sauce. Salsa Verde additionally normally has onions and generally lime juice. Do-it-yourself Salsa Verde is simple to make in a meals processor, however there are numerous good industrial manufacturers out there as effectively.

What cheese did we use for the Salsa Verde Bake:

We used Mozzarella Cheese for this recipe however Monterey Jack would even be a fantastic alternative, or use a white Mexican cheese you probably have some.

What are different makes use of for Salsa Verde?

I’ve been a fan of Salsa Verde for years, and I exploit it typically to make Fifteen Minute Salsa Verde Eggs for a fast, barely spicy breakfast dish. The Mexican-American meals and life-style weblog Spanglish Spoon suggests 4 Methods to Use Salsa Verde, together with Chile Verde, which might be my all time favourite Mexican dish!

Need less difficult rooster bake recipes?

I’m a fan of baked rooster dishes that I name rooster bakes, and this recipe is an ideal instance of any such dish. It makes use of the straightforward strategy of seasoning the rooster after which pan-frying so it’s partly cooked. Then rooster breasts are lower into strips and organized in baking dish, and the recipe cooks within the oven with a tasty sauce or topping. This Salsa Verde Hen Bake recipe is much like my Greek Hen Bake and my mega-popular Straightforward Baked Pesto Hen, however the flavors are very completely different!

What model of Salsa Verde did I exploit?

I’m a long-time fan of Herdez Salsa Verde (affiliate hyperlink), partly as a result of it doesn’t have added sugar and solely has 30 carbs in the entire bottle, making it excellent for a recipe like this. And I do love the flavour of this product, however any Salsa Verde you want that’s low in sugar will work wonderful right here. (Herdez has not compensated me in any strategy to characteristic their Salsa Verde right here, and I’m fairly positive they don’t even know I’m alive!)

How you can Make Salsa Verde Hen Bake:

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1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C and spray casserole dish with non-stick spray or olive oil.
2. Put Herdez Salsa Verde (affiliate hyperlink) or your most popular model right into a small pan and simmer over low warmth till it’s diminished by one-fourth. Don’t skip this step or the ultimate dish might be watery.
3. Whereas Salsa Verde reduces, trim rooster breasts in order that they’re an analogous dimension and thickness.
4. Mix the floor cumin (affiliate hyperlink), Garlic Powder (affiliate hyperlink), Onion Powder (affiliate hyperlink), salt, and pepper, and rub rooster with that combination.
5. Warmth the oil in a big non-stick frying pan and brown rooster over medium-high warmth, about 2-3 minutes per facet.
6. When rooster is browned (however not cooked by) take away to a slicing board and lower every rooster breast into three lengthwise strips. (They shouldn’t be totally cooked at this level.)
7. Lay the rooster strips crosswise within the casserole dish, staggering them to suit as wanted.
8. Pour diminished Salsa Verde over the rooster breasts.
9. High with grated Mozzarella Cheese.
10. Bake 25-Half-hour, or till the dish is effervescent sizzling, rooster is cooked by, and cheese is melted and properly browned.
11. Serve sizzling and devour! Wasn’t that simple for a piece evening dinner?

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

There might be some flavorful sauce within the backside of the dish, so I’d love this with one thing like Straightforward Cauliflower Rice Recipe or Pureed Cauliflower with Garlic, Parmesan, and Goat Cheese that you could smother with the tasty sauce!

Weekend Meals Prep:

This recipe reheats effectively (in a pan on the range over low warmth is greatest) so it’s been added to a class referred to as Weekend Meals Prep the place you’ll discover recipes you may prep or cook dinner on the weekend and eat through the week!

Low-Carb Food plan / Low-Glycemic Food plan / South Seashore Food plan Solutions:
Salsa Verde Hen Bake is a superb dish for low-carb or Keto weight loss plan plans, and for any section of the unique South Seashore Food plan. South Seashore would suggest reduced-fat cheese and low-carb and Keto diets would favor full-fat cheese.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This tasty Salsa Verde Hen dinner thought was posted in 2020. The recipe was featured for Friday Favorites and up to date with extra info in 2024.

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