Cheesy Mexican Chicken

Gluten Free
Health score
11%
Cheesy Mexican Chicken
25 min.
4
270kcal

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Ingredients

  • tablespoon butter 
  •  skinned and boned chicken breast halves 
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder 
  • 4.5 ounce chiles diced green canned
  • 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
  • teaspoon ground pepper black
  • ounces monterrey jack cheese shredded
  • 0.5 teaspoon paprika 

Equipment

  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Combine first 4 ingredients; sprinkle evenly over chicken.
  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Add chicken, and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
  4. Remove from heat; top evenly with chiles and cheese. Cover and let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
  5. Sprinkle with paprika, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Calories270kcal
Protein47.19%
Fat49.07%
Carbs3.74%

Properties

Glycemic Index
27.75
Glycemic Load
0.14
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
15.744782442632%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:270.03kcal
13.5%
Fat:14.49g
22.3%
Saturated Fat:6.67g
41.66%
Carbohydrates:2.49g
0.83%
Net Carbohydrates:1.67g
0.61%
Sugar:0.19g
0.21%
Cholesterol:97.55mg
32.52%
Sodium:461.33mg
20.06%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:31.36g
62.72%
Vitamin B3:12.06mg
60.29%
Selenium:40.51µg
57.87%
Vitamin B6:0.92mg
46.17%
Phosphorus:370.98mg
37.1%
Calcium:232.94mg
23.29%
Vitamin B5:1.72mg
17.16%
Vitamin C:12.37mg
15%
Potassium:497.91mg
14.23%
Vitamin B2:0.24mg
14.12%
Vitamin A:595.17IU
11.9%
Zinc:1.57mg
10.44%
Magnesium:40.19mg
10.05%
Vitamin B12:0.46µg
7.75%
Folate:27.4µg
6.85%
Iron:1.18mg
6.55%
Vitamin B1:0.08mg
5.57%
Manganese:0.09mg
4.7%
Vitamin E:0.51mg
3.43%
Fiber:0.82g
3.29%
Copper:0.05mg
2.52%
Vitamin K:2.06µg
1.96%
Vitamin D:0.28µg
1.89%
Source:My Recipes