Fiesta Chicken Parmexgiana

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups salsa, divided
• 4 slices colby jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 combine crushed chips, spices, and seasonings on a plate.
• 2 using a rolling pin, mallet, or what i usually use - a wine bottle! - flatten chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thickness between two sheets of plastic wrap.
• 3 dip each chicken breast in melted margarine then in seasoned crushed chips.
• 4 preheat oven to 350.
• 5 in a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. brown chicken until coating is golden, about 3-4 minutes on each side.
• 6 pour 1 cup salsa into the bottom of a casserole dish. place browned chicken on salsa. top each breast with 2 tablespoons salsa and a slice of cheese each on top of that.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes.