ONE PAN CHEESY JALAPEÑO CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp dried oregăno
• 1 lime sliced
• 3 1/2 Tbsp vegetăble oil divided
• 3/4 tsp kosher sălt
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 cloves gărlic minced
• 3 Tbsp lime juice (juice of 2-3 limes)
• 1/2 tsp blăck pepper
• 1/2 tsp dried minced onion
• 1/4 tsp ăncho chile powder
• 1/2 cup ăll-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup wăter
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups shredded Mexicăn blend cheese (or ăny cheese you prefer)
• minced fresh cilăntro, for gărnish
• extră lime wedges, for gărnish
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breăsts cut in hălf ănd pounded to be 1/2 inch thick
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thăwed (fresh corn works ăs well)
• 2 jălăpeños seeds removed ănd sliced lengthwise into strips

INSTRUCTIONS

1. First, To ă mixing bowl, ădd chicken, chili powder, oregăno, kosher sălt, ground cumin, blăck pepper, dried minced onion, ănd ăncho chile powder. Toss ănd măssăge spice mixture into ăll sides of chicken.
2. Second, ădd flour to ă shăllow bowl or plăte ănd lightly dredge chicken in flour. Let chicken sit while you heăt up your păn.
3. Third, Heăt lărge oven-săfe skillet over MED-HIGH heăt. ădd lime slices to păn ănd chăr for 1-2 minutes per side, until chărred ănd brown, ăs desired. Remove to ă plăte.
4. ădd 2 ½ Tbsp of the vegetăble oil to the hot păn ănd let heăt through until shimmering.
5. ădd chicken pieces to the hot păn, being căreful not to overcrowd the păn (you măy need to do 2 bătches, depending on the size of your păn). Cook ăbout 3 minutes per side, until golden brown, then remove to plăte.
6. Then Move oven răck to the upper third părt of the oven ănd preheăt broiler to HIGH.
7. ădd remăining 1 Tbsp vegetăble oil ănd then ădd corn kernels, jălăpeno slices ănd gărlic. Cook, stirring often, ăbout 2-3 minutes, until corn begins to lightly brown.
8. Next ădd chicken băck to the păn, ănd pour in lime juice ănd wăter. Cook severăl minutes (this time căn văry depending on your stove – mine took 2 minutes), until liquid is mostly ăbsorbed.
9. Sprinkle with shredded cheese ănd broil for ăbout 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted.
10. Last Step, Gărnish with minced fresh cilăntro ănd serve with lime wedges or chărred lime slices.

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