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My kids LOVED this Zesty Santa Fe Grilled Chicken! It's such an easy dinner recipe!

Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken is a delicious grilled chicken breast topped with black beans, zesty sun dried tomatoes and a sprinkle of cheese!

This Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken is loaded with toppings and the chicken is super moist too!Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken is one of my favorite go-to chicken dinners. The flavors blend so perfectly together and all you need is a side salad to make it a full meal!

The chicken is marinated in lime juice and then grilled to perfection. To make it a complete dish, I smothered the tender chicken with black beans, sun dried tomatoes, a pinch of red pepper flakes, fresh chopped cilantro, and shredded cheddar cheese.

Then it’s baked till bubbly and fragrant.

My kids LOVED this Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken! It's such an easy dinner recipe!

This one pan chicken dish comes together fast, with simple ingredients like lime, black beans, sun dried tomatoes, cilantro, and cheddar cheese. My kids love the combination of flavors and I love how easy it is to make.

If you’re not wanting to heat up your oven, place the skillet on your grill and cover until the beans are heated through and the cheese is melted.

My kids LOVED this Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken! It's such an easy dinner recipe!

Toss the skillet into the oven for just 10 minutes and you will have one tasty meal!

My kids LOVED this Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken! It's such an easy dinner recipe!

Top with a slice of lime. Obviously.

Zesty Santa Fe Grilled Chicken

The trick to making any grilled chicken super moist is to follow these three steps:

  • Gently pound your chicken breast to an even thickness
  • Preheat and oil grill grates
  • Loosely cover (“tent”) the chicken with foil after baking for at least 5 minutes to let juices redistribute

My kids LOVED this Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken! It's such an easy dinner recipe!

There are some serious flavors happening here folks.

By marinating the chicken in lime juice you get a hint of tartness. Combine that with the bold flavor of the sun dried tomatoes and black beans and it’s a party in your mouth.

What’s your favorite thing to grill?

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Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken

Zesty Grilled Santa Fe Chicken is a delicious grilled chicken breast topped with black beans, zesty sun dried tomatoes and a sprinkle of cheese!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 344 kcal
Author: Shawn

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness
  • 3 limes
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil, drained
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

  • Place the chicken in a zipclose bag and pour the juice of 2 of the limes into the bag. Let sit marinate in the fridge for 10 minutes.
  • Turn on grill to medium high.
  • Remove the chicken from the lime juice (discard lime juice) and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Grill for 5-7 minutes on each side or until the chicken reaches an internal temp of 155 degrees F.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Remove from grill and place in an oven-safe skillet or dish.
  • Top each chicken breast evenly with black beans, sun dried tomatoes, crushed red pepper flakes, cilantro, and then cheddar cheese.
  • Place in oven for 10 minutes to melt cheese and warm ingredients.
  • Serve with a lime wedge and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 127.7mg | Sodium: 469.6mg | Sugar: 1.1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 51mg
Keywords: black beans, Chicken, Easy, grilled, santa fe, zesty
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Originally published on 6/20/2012. Updated pictures on 7/26/2017

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About Shawn

Shawn is the Owner and Creator of I Wash You Dry. She loves to create and share simple, family-friendly recipes. Mom to 5 adorable children and dwells in the desert of Southern Utah.

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  22. Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies

    This looks awesome!! Unfortunately we don’t get this product in Canada 🙁 You have so much more variety in the States….I think I need to come down just to do grocery shopping 🙂

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  27. Nicole

    WOW!! That’s my kinda meal. Looks delicious!
    My favorite thing to grill is pizza. Growing up we made it that way by default because our electricity went out – now we can’t eat it any other way!

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  31. Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking

    This dish has it all!!! I can not wait to try it! I love the addition of the zesty peppers.

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