Baked Corn Chip Crusted Chicken Breasts with Avocado Salsa
It's the ultimate breading shortcut! Using preseasoned corn chips-or potato, tortilla or any variety of chips you have on hand-as a coating keeps the chicken crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
- 4 cups corn chips finely crushed
- 1 Tbsp. chili powder
- 4 6-oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
- 2 cups salsa verde from 1 [16-oz.] jar
- 1 firm-ripe avocado chopped
- Roughly chopped fresh cilantro for serving
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large shallow bowl, stir together crushed corn chips and chili powder. Place chicken between pieces of plastic wrap, and pound to ½-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.
Lightly brush chicken with mayonnaise on all sides. Press chicken into corn chip mixture to coat on all sides. Transfer chicken to a wire rack placed inside a rimmed baking sheet. Bake chicken in oven until crisp and a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165° , 15 to 18 minutes.
While chicken bakes, stir together salsa and avocado in a small bowl. Remove chicken from oven, and place on plates.
Sprinkle with cilantro and serve
immediately with avocado salsa.