Smothered Green Chile Pepper Chicken

Recipe

  • 8  (3-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken thighs
  • 1  tablespoon  fresh lime juice (about 1/2 lime)
  • 3  tablespoons  reduced-sodium taco seasoning
  • 8  canned whole green chiles, drained
  • 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (I Used Colby, Jack Cheese)

1. Preheat oven to 400°.

2. Arrange chicken in an 8-inch square baking dish; squeeze lime juice evenly over chicken. Sprinkle evenly with taco seasoning.

3. Slice chiles lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side; open flat. Place 1 chile over each chicken thigh. (I also added Green Chili Sauce in the pan as well) Cover dish with foil; bake at 400° for 30 minutes. Sprinkle cheese evenly over chiles and chicken; bake, uncovered, an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

7 thoughts on “Smothered Green Chile Pepper Chicken

  1. Reblogged this on livefromshijeshouse and commented:
    No taco seasoning. Vermont white cheddar from Cabot’s Dairy, and at the end, out of the oven, add two pieces of well-done, crispy bacon on top of each chicken breast and serve. I like this whole thing on top of a bed of fresh baby arugula. Serve on a Friday with cold beer. Leftovers are perfect as sandwiches later in the weekend.

  2. Looking awesome! The only thing is I’m from New Mexico and we do not do canned chile! I understand that’s probably all you can obtain it’s all good! What an awesome looking dish, have you tried it with boneless, skinless, breasts by chance? Thank you for sharing!!

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