Salsa isn’t just for dipping! It can be used as a simple ready-seasoned sauce (which is why I don’t use salt and pepper in this recipe). The kids go wild for this Salsa Chicken as a weekend treat – all served up in big scoops alongside a mountain of nachos!
Nicky’s Recipe Notes
This salsa chicken is exactly what I’m craving every evening at the moment! The golden cheese, the tender rotisserie chicken, the zingy salsa – all scooped up with crunchy tortilla chips. It’s a brilliant midweek lifesaver that’s on the table in just 30 minutes, and all made in one dish with minimal washing up!
Why you should try this chicken salsa bake:
- No raw meat to deal with – we go straight in with a cooked rotisserie chicken. I’m not really squeamish when it comes to cutting up raw meat, but i’ll take prepping cooked over raw any day.
- It’s made in one dish – hooray for fewer dishes!
- It uses salsa for the sauce. Who doesn’t love salsa! You can use fresh, jarred, hot, mild, chunky or smooth.
- You can easily customise it with your favourite toppings or spice level. Avocado, sour cream, a good shake of Cholula, some chopped olives. I could go on forever…..
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📋 Ingredients
Chicken – This is the perfect way to use up your leftover Roast Chicken!
📺 Watch how to make it
***Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post***
Pro Tip
You can also serve this whole dish on top of nachos if you like (it makes an epic party dish).
Warm the nachos on a tray in the oven for 5 minutes, then arrange on a large serving plate. Carefully spoon the cooked cheesy chicken salsa on top (I slide it out of the dish with the help of a spatula, so the melted cheese stays on top), sprinkle on the onion, coriander and jalapeños and serve with sour cream.
It’s a brilliant way to use leftovers to make this delicious dinner that’s bursting with flavour!
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Pin It🍽️ What to serve it with
- You can serve this on a bed of Tortilla Chips or White Rice.
- You can also use Homemade Salsa instead of store-bought.
- Also, top with Marinated Onions, Sour Cream or homemade Buffalo Ranch
I love a dinner where you can just shove the ingredients into one pan and stick it in the oven! It makes my weeknights so much easier!
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Salsa Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cooked rotisserie chicken
- 1 red bell pepper deseeded and chopped into small chunks (about 1cm/1/2in)
- 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeños drained, plus extra to serve
- 1 small onion peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée paste
- 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning you can buy this ready-made from the supermarket
- 300 g (10 1/2 oz) jar of chunky salsa mild or hot, depending on your preference
- 100 g (1 packed cup) grated (shredded) mixed cheese I use a mixture of Cheddar, firm mozzarella and red Leicester
To Serve:
- ½ red onion peeled and finely diced
- fresh coriander cilantro, roughly chopped
- tortilla crisps
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/425°F/gas mark 7.
- Remove all the meat from the rotisserie chicken and shred, then place in a shallow roasting tray. Add the red pepper, jalapeños, onion, oil, tomato purée and fajita seasoning. Toss together to coat everything in the fajita seasoning.1 cooked rotisserie chicken, 1 red bell pepper, 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeños, 1 small onion, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon tomato purée, 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning
- Pour over the salsa, then sprinkle on the cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.300 g (10 1/2 oz) jar of chunky salsa, 100 g (1 packed cup) grated (shredded) mixed cheese
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the red onion, coriander and more jalapeños. Serve with tortilla crisps.1/2 red onion, fresh coriander, tortilla crisps
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
? Frequently Asked Questions
I don’t recommend making this recipe ahead. The recipe uses cooked chicken that is essentially being reheated in the salsa sauce. It’s not recommended to reheat food more than once.
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