This EASY Salsa Chicken Recipe is baked with layers of your favorite Mexican ingredients, including cream cheese, refried beans, salsa, black beans, and more. This casserole-style dinner is a meal all on its own, or can be served with rice, in tacos, on salads, and more!
Try this with my homemade salsa and guacamole.
Salsa Chicken
Salsa chicken is the simplest dump and go recipe. Just layer up your favorite Mexican ingredients, bake, and serve.
Most salsa chicken recipes out there keep it strictly to seasoned chicken, salsa, and cheese. But that just doesn’t cut it for me.
I much prefer to bake this chicken over classic taco dip ingredients. There is so much more flavor and it’s more of a complete meal.
Ingredients
See recipe card at bottom of post for full ingredient quantities and full instructions
- Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Taco Seasoning
- Cream Cheese
- Refried Beans
- Salsa- Try my homemade salsa!
- Black Beans
- Corn
- Cheese- I recommend a combination of cheddar and Monterey Jack Cheese. Shredding them from a block at home will melt better than packaged shredded cheese.
- Parlsey/Cilantro
How to Make It
Slice each chicken breast in half lengthwise. Pat completely dry. Season each side with Taco Seasoning.
Optional: Sear the chicken in a skillet with olive oil over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes per side to create a nice textured outer crust.
Spread the softened cream cheese over the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Spread the refried beans on top.
Add 1/2 of the salsa, followed by the chicken. Top the chicken with the remaining salsa, black beans, and corn.
Add the cheese. Cover and bake at 375° for 25 minutes.
Remove the cover and bake for 10 minutes. Garnish with green onions and/or cilantro and serve.
*Use a meat thermometer and ensure that the internal temperature of the chicken has reached 165°F.
Make-Ahead Method
This casserole can be assembled up to 2 days ahead of time. The liquid from the salsa will actually soften up the refried bean layer, making it velvety smooth and even more flavorful.
Storage
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
What to Serve with Salsa Chicken
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- Chicken Florentine
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- Taco Lasagna
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- Taco Casserole
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- One Pot Taco Pasta
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- Homemade Sloppy Joes
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- Sloppy Joe Casserole
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Salsa Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 large boneless/skinless Chicken, about 1 ¾ lbs.
- Salt/Pepper
- 1 oz. packet Taco Seasoning
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 16 oz. Refried Beans
- 2 cups Salsa
- 1 cup Black Beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ cup Corn, canned or frozen
- 1 ½ cups cheese, cheddar, Monterey Jack, and/or mozzarella
- Fresh Parsley or Cilantro, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice each chicken breast in half lengthwise. Pat completely dry. Season each side with Taco Seasoning.
- Optional: Sear the chicken in a skillet with olive oil over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes per side to create a nice textured outer crust.
- Spread the softened cream cheese over the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Spread the refried beans on top, then add ½ of the salsa of salsa, followed by the chicken. Top the chicken with the remaining salsa.
- Sprinkle with black beans, corn, and cheese. Cover and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the cover and bake for additional 10 minutes.
- *Use a meat thermometer and ensure that the internal temperature of the chicken has reached 165°F.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Notes
- Sour cream
- Rice
- Guacamole
- Tortilla Chips
Delicious!!!! I did NOT pre cook the chicken and I wished I would have. Next time I will cut or shred the chicken. I added green chili’s. The flavors were amazing and will definitely make again!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review Melissa! I’m so happy you enjoyed the Salsa Chicken!😃 Sometimes I add green chili’s as well since my husband like a little heat!
This was absolutely delicious! The cream cheese melting into the refried beans…..COME ON! We couldn’t get enough! Food coma for sure!
Browned the chicken first….Mmmmmmmmm!
Thanks so much for the awesome review Felicia! So happy to hear you liked it so much. I go into food comas hard core! I think I get a little to excited and stuff my face too much lol!🤭
Can this be made in the morning and baked for dinner?
Thanks!
Ho Robin! Yes- This can be assembled up to 2 days ahead of time. The liquid from the salsa will actually soften up the refried bean layer, making it velvety smooth and even more flavorful.
Made this for dinner, had it over white rice. The next day I cut up the leftover chicken and had tacos. So, so good! This will be in my Mexican rotation. I did brown the chicken first and used the whole can of beans. Fantastic and easy recipe!
Hi Sue, so glad you liked it! Smart idea turning it into two meals, I love when I can do that as well!😀😀😀
This was delicious! I did a few things different but still the same concept. I use my homemade taco seasoning and used boneless skinless chicken thighs that I grilled outside then cut up in large dices. I had my own black beans and refried beans that I have been wanting to use up out of the freezer. Fresh corn off the cob. I made some baked potatoes since I was not in the mood for rice and put the casserole over the potato! Will definitely be making this again! Thank you for sharing!
That sounds great with all your adjustments! Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much for the review!😀