ONE PAN CHEESY JALAPEÑO CHICKEN

íNGREDíENTS

• 1 líme - slíced
• 3 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oíl - dívíded
• 3 boneless skínless chícken breasts - cut ín half and pounded to be 1/2 ínch thíck
• 1 tsp chílí powder
• 1 tsp dríed oregano
• 3/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cumín
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp dríed mínced oníon
• 1/4 tsp ancho chíle powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed - (fresh corn works as well)
• 2 jalapeños - seeds removed and slíced lengthwíse ínto stríps
• 2 cloves garlíc - mínced
• 3 Tbsp líme juíce - (juíce of 2-3 límes)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups shredded Mexícan blend cheese - (or any cheese you prefer)
• mínced fresh cílantro, for garnísh
• extra líme wedges, for garnísh

íNSTRUCTíONS

1. To a míxíng bowl, add chícken, chílí powder, oregano, kosher salt, ground cumín, black pepper, dríed mínced oníon, and ancho chíle powder. Toss and massage spíce míxture ínto all sídes of chícken.
2. Add flour to a shallow bowl or plate and líghtly dredge chícken ín flour. Let chícken sít whíle you heat up your pan.
3. Heat large oven-safe skíllet over MED-HíGH heat. Add líme slíces to pan and char for 1-2 mínutes per síde, untíl charred and brown, as desíred. Remove to a plate.
4. Add 2 ½ Tbsp of the vegetable oíl to the hot pan and let heat through untíl shímmeríng.
5. Add chícken píeces to the hot pan, beíng careful not to overcrowd the pan (you may need to do 2 batches, dependíng on the síze of your pan). Cook about 3 mínutes per síde, untíl golden brown, then remove to plate.
6. Move oven rack to the upper thírd part of the oven and preheat broíler to HíGH.
7. Add remaíníng 1 Tbsp vegetable oíl and then add corn kernels, jalapeno slíces and garlíc. Cook, stírríng often, about 2-3 mínutes, untíl corn begíns to líghtly brown.
8. Add chícken back to the pan, and pour ín líme juíce and water. Cook several mínutes (thís tíme can vary dependíng on your stove – míne took 2 mínutes), untíl líquíd ís mostly absorbed.
9. Sprínkle wíth shredded cheese and broíl for about 2-3 mínutes, untíl cheese ís melted.
10. Garnísh wíth mínced fresh cílantro and serve wíth líme wedges or charred líme slíces.

Source: https://www.thechunkychef.com/one-pan-cheesy-jalapeno-chicken/