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Santa Fe Chicken Foil Dinners

Course Dinner
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 498 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 (15oz) can of black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 (10oz) can of diced tomatoes with green chilies drained
  • 2 cups corn frozen
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon onion salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (brine the chicken when thawing to make for a better and more moist meal – if you don’t know what brining a chicken is, it’s virtually thawing chicken in heavily salted water)
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese Mexican blend
  • 4 tin-foil squares about 18″ x 12″
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 425°F.
  2. Mix together your beans, tomatoes, frozen corn, cumin, onion salt, chili powder, paprika, and salt in a bowl.
  3. Spray each tin-foil square with cooking spray on one side. If you didn’t brine your chicken, I’d recommend pounding each piece of chicken with a meat tenderizer. Cube your chicken and place it in the center of their own individual piece of foil, on the side you sprayed.
  4. Spoon 1/4 of the bean mixture on top of your chicken. Bring together the short sides of the foil and fold it at the top. Then bring the long sides together and fold again. Make sure you leave a little room inside the packet for steam-expansion and other big concepts that I don’t entirely understand that make food delicious.
  5. Place your packets on a baking sheet and let cook the oven for about 17-20 minutes. Carefully open your packets so you don’t get angry steam burns. Place about 1/8 cup of your shredded cheese in each packet and reseal it for a few minutes to melt. That’s it!

Recipe Notes

Recipe from Ready Set Eat

Nutrition Facts
Santa Fe Chicken Foil Dinners
Amount Per Serving
Calories 498 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.03g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 162mg54%
Sodium 1655mg72%
Potassium 1532mg44%
Carbohydrates 37g12%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 63g126%
Vitamin A 659IU13%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 151mg15%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.