Thursday Recipe: Chicken Con Queso

CHICKEN CON QUESO

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts, skinless (purchasing precut tenders works great)
2 cans black beans, drained
¼ cup onion, diced
1 cup mild con queso cheese sauce
½ cup mild chunky salsa
4 sheets of aluminum foil cut about 12” x 18”
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.


Cut chicken into bit sized pieces.


Combine all ingredients.


Divide the mixture evenly between the four squares of foil. Fold up the foil sides to form a packet (leave area at the top of the packet to allow the heat to circulate).


Place packets on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Open foil packets very carefully as hot steam will be built up.

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This goes great with:

LOADED MASHED POTATOES

Ingredients:
½ cup onions, diced
1 garlic clove, crushed (or minced)
½ Tbsp olive oil
2 lbs potatoes, cut into 4 – 6 pieces each
½ cup sour cream
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
3 Tbsp butter or margarine
2 Tbsp milk
salt and pepper to taste
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Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the potatoes. Boil until tender (about 20 minutes).


Heat olive oil in a small skillet and sauté onions and garlic until tender.


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 qt casserole dish.


Drain potatoes and place in large bowl to mash. Add onion mixture, sour cream, ½ cup cheese, butter, milk and salt / pepper to potatoes as mashed. Spoon potatoes into a greased casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.



Bake for 8 – 10 minutes, until cheese is melted.



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