Mexican Chicken with Cheese Sauce
A savory dish featuring grilled chicken topped with a creamy, flavorful cheese sauce, perfect for a comforting meal.
Equipment
- Grill Pan
- sauce pot
- whisk
Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon pepper
Cheese Sauce
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup milk
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 0.25 teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded do not use the bags!
Instructions
Chicken
- Mix together your seasonings and season both sides of the chicken breasts well.
- Heat a grill pan over medium to high heat, and grill your chicken until done. (internal temp 165 deg f)
- Set aside.
Cheese Sauce
- In a medium sized sauce pot, melt your butter over medium heat.
- Whisk in your flour and cook until it begins to just bubble around the edges.
- Add in the milk, slowly, whisking to combine as you go.
- Continue to whisk until your mix has heated through.
- You want it to be hot enough to melt the cheese, but not boiling.
- When the mix is hot, start whisking in your cheese in small amounts at a time until all of the cheese has been mixed in.
- Once the cheese is melted, stir in your paprika and cayenne pepper. Season with salt if needed. Serve hot over the chicken.
Notes
This dish is great on top of plain rice or alone. However, it is best served with our Perfect Mexican Rice. This cheese sauce is also very good as a cheese dip for your chips!
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 32gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 900mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 500IUCalcium: 300mgIron: 2mg
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