{"id":6360,"date":"2026-06-30T00:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2026-06-30T00:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:28:11","slug":"oven-baked-4-ingredient-salsa-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/oven-baked-4-ingredient-salsa-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Salsa Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Salsa Chicken<\/h2>\n<p>This oven-baked 4-ingredient salsa chicken is one of those weeknight dinners I lean on when work runs late and I still want something homemade. It&#8217;s juicy, cheesy, full of flavor, and takes just minutes to prep.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts<\/li>\n<li>1 cup salsa (your favorite variety)<\/li>\n<li>1 packet taco seasoning (about 1 oz)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded Mexican blend cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly grease a 9\u00d713-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange the chicken breasts in the dish and sprinkle both sides with the taco seasoning.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the salsa evenly over the chicken.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the dish with foil and bake for <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the foil, sprinkle the shredded cheese over the chicken, and return to the oven for <strong>5\u201310 minutes<\/strong>, or until the cheese is melted and the chicken reaches an internal temperature of <strong>165\u00b0F (74\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<p>Serve with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish or cilantro-lime rice<\/li>\n<li>Black beans or refried beans<\/li>\n<li>Roasted vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Tortillas for tacos or burritos<\/li>\n<li>Tortilla chips and a dollop of sour cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Storage<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Refrigerator:<\/strong> Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to <strong>4 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freezer:<\/strong> Freeze for up to <strong>3 months<\/strong>. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Salsa Chicken This oven-baked 4-ingredient salsa chicken is one of those weeknight dinners I lean on when work&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6362,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6360\/revisions\/6362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}