20 Reviews of Salsa Chicken

From: Debavonlady

On Feb 7, 2005

Loved the flavor but seemed really runny, had to put over lots of rice. I prefer this recipe with one chicken breast cut up, cooked till no longer white, then add the salsa and diet coke, bring to boil, then add 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice, simmer until liquid is absorbed. Feeds as many, less calories, better price on a budget and rice has even better flavor when cooked in

From: TeresaS

On Feb 6, 2007

Wonderful flavor!! Just 3 ingredients and you have a happy dance happening in your mouth. I like my food hot and spicy. I used hot salsa by "Pace". DH thought it was too hot. Next time I will use the Medium to make him happy. I used only 3/4 of the can of diet coke based on other reviews. This helped reduce the sauce mixture. After removing the lid I cooked the sauce for 10 mins on med-low and another 10 mins on med-high. I had way too many rice dishes this week so used noodles instead. Great dish! Thanks, for posting CindiJ. Update: 2/6/07 Made again and this time I used a medium salsa and DH said "This $%#*@ (stuff) is great! I, even forgot how tasty it really is. The whole time I was shoving it into my mouth (opps! sorry, that was very unlady like) while I was putting the tiny morsels into my mouth I was thinking how I had forgotten what a wonderful flavor dish was. Thanks again for posting!

From: Chickee

On Aug 10, 2006

This was OK, although I was not totally convinced. My husband liked it, though. I think it needs some freshness- some fresh coriander or parsley would really lift this dish. We don't have such a large jar of salsa here, our standard jars are 300g (10 1/2 oz) so I reduced the cola to just shy of 1 cup. I used 500g chopped chicken breast. I don't know if it is because our Australian salsa isn't like yours, but I had to add some salt and some chilli (salsa too mild). I also added 1/4 a red capsicum and served it over the yellow rice. I added the tiniest bit of coriander, but my plant's nearly dead so it was only about 1/2 tsp but it seemed to help. I also cooked it mostly uncovered, and the sauce thickened nicely, no need to add cornflour unless you are impatient. I think next time I'll cut down on the cola and add some stock. It made enough for 3 on the reduced amount.

From: Chef Yankee

On Jan 25, 2006

It was GREAT! I made it twice this week. First was a test drive then I made it for my sister that came for a visit and whom I hadn't seen in 8 years. She loved it. And she took the recipe home with her. Very easy to make. I found that "Newmans Own All Natural Chuncky Medum Salsa" was much better then the other brand I used. Thank's for a great and easy recipe Chef Yankee

From: pattsywattsy

On Dec 2, 2006

This is just like the cola chicken recipe, except use Salsa instead of catsup. I really liked the WW Cola Chicken.....and tried it with 'ribs'and 'meatballs'....both were tasty. Served meatballs over rice. Can't wait to try the Salsa Chicken.

From: Chef #755710

On Feb 7, 2008

We don’t drink Diet Coke, just Diet Pepsi and although the recipe said no substitutions I figured, “What the heck” and made it with a can of diet pepsi. OH MY GOODNESS. This is our new favorite recipe. I was incredibly skeptical of what the Diet Pepsi would do to the recipe, but it was great. The Salsa and the soda, made it sweet, but not too sweet. (Next time I am going to try it with just half a can so the sauce will be thicker and the sweetness could be lessened.)

From: Seedbeads

On Dec 19, 2007

We make this a lot, probably because we always have these 3 ingredients in the house. I usually cut it in half since it's just two of us. I let the sauce boil a few minutes after I take the chicken out and let it get good and thick. We love this with corn and rice.

From: Chef #545423

On Jul 28, 2007

This was an absolutely delicious and easy recipe! It was also very easy to modify to a smaller portion. I can eat this every night!

From: Koechin (Chef)

On Jul 27, 2007

EXELLENT!!! Had some friends over and served this over yellow rice as suggested, and it was a hit. I love how easy this is. I did brine my chicken for 2 hours first. I have found that it results in moister and more tender meat. Koechin/Chef

From: Queenkungfu

On Jan 26, 2008

This really is OUTSTANDING! I am so glad I was adventurous enough to try this recipe. I was really worried about the diet soda in this recipe but you really can't taste it at all! It just adds a sweetness and not the aftertaste kind. The chicken turns out super tender too. Thank you so much for posting. This recipe is so easy yet so good. WW's give this a shot. You will not be sorry! Thanks again, QKF