This Queso Chicken Skillet has the potential to become your families new favorite weeknight dinner. Creamy queso melted together with tender chicken, diced chilis and tomatoes, all mixed into tasty yellow rice create the perfect cheesy dinner.

Skillet meals are the perfect easy addition to your weeknight menu. For more low prep recipes with little cleanup after, try this Creamy Skillet Chicken Cacciatore, Unstuffed Pepper Skillet, or this Italian Orzo and Sausage Skillet and you’ll be guaranteed an easy and delicious evening.

Queso Chicken Skillet

With trying to fit in plenty of pool dates, trips to the beach, and loads of outdoor fun our summer is filled to the top with low-key activities. In the evenings I’m left with as little time to prepare dinner as I have during the school year so I’m always in search of an easy meal. Skillet recipes, such as this perfectly cheesy Queso Chicken Skillet, fall under this category and everyone in my family, myself included, is happy about it.

With so much delicious cheese, one of which is homemade queso, filling your skillet you can easily sneak some healthy vegetables into your dish that will go unnoticed. In this Queso Chicken Skillet are diced tomatoes and green chilis, but don’t stop there! You could easily add in some poblano peppers, bell peppers, or even some riced cauliflower and no one will notice.

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How to Make Queso?

Queso dip often knows as “chili con queso” or “queso blanco” dates back more than 100 years and has virtually zero Mexican roots, however, if you’re of Texan decent or a tex-mex connoisseur than those roots run deep. There are also many variations of preparing queso all of which are right, depending on with whom you’re speaking. Most of these recipes also call for only 2 ingredients, which can be the differing factor of right or wrong.

The queso in this Queso Chicken Skillet is made using white American cheese and heavy cream. By melting the cheese together with the cream you end up with a white creamy cheese dip known as queso.

What is Yellow Rice?

Yellow rice is a traditional yellow-colored rice dish of Spanish, Cuban, Peruvian, Carribean, and the list goes on cuisines. Made with spices such as annatto, saffron, and turmeric, which gives it the yellow color. In the rice section of most grocery stores, you easily find yellow rice already packaged with the spices. However, if you’d prefer different rice you can easily swap this version for another kind such as basmati or jasmine.

How to Add More Vegetables

Since I’m always preparing meals for my family adding in vegetables, even if they are covered in cheese, is a goal of mine. Above I mentioned adding in some additional peppers, and even riced cauliflower, but here are some more options (not all listed are vegetables).

  • Zucchini
  • Yellow Squash
  • Corn
  • Onions or Shallots
  • Artichoke Hearts
  • Banana Peppers
  • Red Kidney Beans or Black Beans

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Spicy Paprika & Lime Chicken Tenderloins

These Spicy Paprika and Lime Grilled Chicken Tenderloins are a great addition to your BBQ repertoire. Take your taste buds to the Caribbean, Mexico or Spain on a little holiday! Can be cooked outdoors or on a stove. Paleo, Whole30, Keto, gluten-free.

 

Paprika & Lime Grilled Chicken Tenderloins

Whether you’re heating up the BBQ on a warm summer’s day or you need to give your skillet a bit of a workout, this is a fabulous chicken recipe that I know you will love.

My paprika lime chicken tenderloins are tender and juicy. The spices and citrus used in the marinade will take your taste buds on a little holiday to the Caribbean, Mexico or Spain – your pick!

I used chicken tenderloins because I find the meat more tender than the rest of the chicken breast and it’s easier to work with than the chicken thighs. You can use any chicken meat you like, just adjust the cooking time depending on the size of the pieces. This marinade will also work well with turkey, pork, quail, prawns and even beef.

What Are Chicken Tenderloins?

Still confused about what chicken tenderloins are? They are short, thin cuts taken from beneath the breast of the bird. You might find that some grocers will sell thinner slices of breast meat and call it chicken tenderloins or tender. They tend to be softer than chicken breast when cooked BUT should not be overcooked, they don’t need as long as the chicken breast.  

Nutritionally speaking, they are the same as chicken breast meat – high in protein, minerals, low in calories and fat. 

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Make-Ahead Tip For Paprika Lime Chicken

The chicken tenderloins can be marinated ahead of time for an even more robust flavour; keep uncooked in the fridge for maximum of 3 days and freeze for up to 2 months and simply defrost overnight in the fridge before you want to use it.

 

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Grilled paprika and lime grilled chicken tenderloins are great with any side dish and can be used in salads, tacos, and wraps. Can be cooked outdoors or on a stove.

  1. Mix the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Rinse the chicken and cut larger pieces in half.
  2. Using your hands, rub the chicken with the marinade. Leave in the bowl, wrap with cling wrap and set aside in the fridge for at least one hour before grilling.
  3. If using a grill plate or a skillet on your stove, heat one teaspoon of coconut oil until sizzling hot. Fry the chicken pieces for 4 minutes on each side and then remove to a plate to rest. Make sure not to overcrowd the frying pan or you will end up with too much meat juice and stewed rather than grilled chicken.
  4. If using a BBQ, heat the plate to sizzling hot and either spray with olive oil or brush with coconut oil. Place chicken pieces on the plate with a little space in between and cook for 4 minutes on each side on medium/high heat with the lid on.
  5. Remove cooked chicken to a serving plate and drizzle with lime juice before serving.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2-3 tenderloins
  • Calories: 331
  • Sugar: 1 g
  • Sodium: 783.6 mg
  • Fat: 16.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 4.4 g
  • Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 41.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 131.4 mg

Keywords: Tenderloins, Chicken, Paprika, Lime, BBQ, Grilling, Low-Carb, Paleo, Whole30

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