Skip to Content
Menu

Spicy Skillet Chicken

  • Save
  • Jump to Recipe
Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 9, 2023
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
If you love a kick of spice, why not try making some spicy Mexican chicken? Juicy, tender chicken breasts, satisfying rice and beans, and store-bought salsa and corn round out the fresh-tasting, distinctive flavors in this easy, under 30-minute recipe for Spicy Skillet Chicken. Grab your skillet and get cooking!

Spicy Skillet Chicken

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 9
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

  • 1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed
  • 1 can (11 oz) whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, undrained
  • 1/3 cup thick & chunky salsa
  • 2 cups hot cooked rice

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, mix chili powder, salt and pepper; sprinkle evenly over both sides of chicken breasts.
  • Step 
    2
    In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).
  • Step 
    3
    Stir in beans, corn and salsa. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are hot. Serve with rice.

Nutrition

510 Calories
9g Total Fat
43g Protein
63g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
510
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
14%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
29%
Sodium
1070mg
45%
Potassium
650mg
19%
Total Carbohydrate
63g
21%
Dietary Fiber
11g
47%
Sugars
5g
Protein
43g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved

Reviews & Questions Section