This Southwestern Baked Chicken is a delicious and healthy dinner recipe. It is easy to make-ahead so that dinner is ready to pop in the oven at the end of a busy day.
Although many people say that they feel a letdown when the holidays are over, I adore this time of year.
There is such a sense of renewal.
I love this time to refocus on my goals and redefine what is important to me.
One of the biggest goals that I have for our family this year is to get and stay healthy.
Although I always try to eat well, 2016 was not the best year for me in this regard. Things were crazy and too often I found myself reaching for what felt like the easy way out.
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I know many of you are right there with me.
Often, these choices left me feeling not my best. And, I felt like I wasn’t true to what I knew was right for myself and my family.
This year, I’m determined to get back on track. This is an achievable resolution and one I’m committed to sticking to.
7 Things I’m Doing this Year to Get & Keep My Family Healthy
1. Plan my menus every week. Include lunches and snacks in my planning since these areas are where I most often get off track.
2. Get the whole family involved in meal prep. Now that the boys are older, they are great in the kitchen. I need to get them in on the action more often to make feeding our family of five more manageable.
3. Visit my local Wholesale Club at least once or twice a month so that my fridge and pantry are always stocked with great real food options.
4. Have a marathon prep session on Sunday afternoons to prepare for the week ahead.
5. Keep it simple! Develop a rotation of easy recipes that the whole family will eat. No more creating separate meals for kids and adults!
6. Make sure I get 10,000 steps or more a day. Hubby and I both have trackers and have a healthy competition going.
7. Limit eating out to no more than once a week.
One recipe that is going to be in our rotation this year is this Southwestern Baked Chicken.
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This Southwestern Baked Chicken is a delicious and healthy dinner recipe. It is easy to make-ahead so that dinner is ready to pop in the oven at the end of a busy day.
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tomatoes sliced thin
- 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 6 cloves garlic sliced thin
- 1 jalapeño sliced thin
- 1 lime juiced
- Cilantro for garnish
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- In a small bowl, mix together onion powder, chili powder, smoked paprika and sea salt.
- Place chicken in a baking dish and brush with olive oil. Sprinkled evenly with spice mixture.
- Sprinkle with cheese and top with tomatoes, onion, garlic and jalapeño.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until cooked through.
- Squeeze lime juice over chicken and garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions.
I can’t wait to try this! I LOVE southwest flavors, and everyone in my family is a big fan of peppers. I think this one is going to be a hit.
Hope you enjoy!
I love that you are including your family in the meal prep, then when push comes to shove everyone will be happy with what you serve! This dish looks delicious!
Oh my goodness! That is really tempting and I wanna grab it from my screen!
Oh my goodness, this looks absolutely amazing. It will definitely fit into our healthy eating plan. I love smoked paprika. I need to pick some up to make this. Yummy!!!
Baked chicken is just amazing! But your southwestern baked chicken is a must for me to try. It looks so so good!
This looks amazing. I need to give it a try. Chicken is one of my favorite meats too. I love how colorful this is as well. Looks delicious!
Wowza! This dish looks so inviting! The colors alone make me want to dive right in!
Just looking at the photo and the ingredients list and my mouth is watering! This sounds like a GREAT recipe!
I’ve been scouting the internet like crazy for recipes! This year I decided to plan my cooking schedule every weekend so it makes it easier on weekdays to cook. I am so adding this to my list for next week! YUM!
Oh wow, that looks amazing. I’m always on the lookout for healthy chicken recipes. I can’t wait to try this.
This is something that I think I could re-create! It looks (and sounds) delicious!