Southwestern Chicken Skillet

Add this tasty Southwestern skillet entrée to your repertoire of quick and easy "busy day" recipes.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons vegetable or olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup prepared tomato-based salsa
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Wisconsin Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack Cheese
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro or green onion

Cooking Directions:

1. Sprinkle chili powder, cumin and salt over chicken.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and garlic; cook 5 minutes. Turn chicken over.
3. Combine salsa and mustard; spoon over and around chicken. Continue cooking, turning chicken and stirring sauce, 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
4. Sprinkle cheese and cilantro over chicken. Continue cooking 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.