↑

Will Cook For Smiles

The Best of Homecooking

  • Home
    • About Me
    • Work With Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Subscribe!
  • Recipes
    • Popular Posts
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Healthy Dishes
    • Soup
    • Salad
    • Sandwich
    • Cauliflower
    • Drink
    • Cocktail
  • How To
  • Instant Pot
    • Instant Pot Main Dishes
    • Instant Pot Side Dishes
    • Instant Pot Soups
  • Main Dishes
    • Side Dishes
    • Chicken
    • Beef
    • Seafood
    • Pork
    • Chili
    • Pasta
    • Slow Cooker
    • Vegetarian
  • Dessert
    • Cheesecake
    • Cake
    • Cookies
    • Chocolate
  • Holidays
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Super Bowl Recipes
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • BBQ
    • 4th Of July
    • Fall Recipes
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas Dinner
    • Christmas Baking
    • Holiday Leftover Recipes
    • New Year’s
Home » Dinner » Chicken » Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken

Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken

Created: May 2, 2019 Updated: June 29, 2020 by lyuba 4 Comments

7.7K shares
Jump to Recipe

Delicious baked chicken dish made with bell peppers, red onions, and southwest chicken marinade. This is the best southwest chicken marinade I’ve ever made and it goes great with any kind of chicken.

Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken in a casserole dish

MARINATED BAKED CHICKEN

I can still smell this delicious marinade and it’s making me instantly hungry. I swear, if someone could bottle up this scent and sell it as an air freshener, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. The aroma that filled my house while chicken was baking was unbelievably tasty.

The great part about this whole dish is of course, the ease of preparing it. It takes 5 minutes to marinade the chicken and then 5 minutes to cut the vegetable and place everything in the baking dish. The longest part is waiting for the chicken to marinade.

I marinaded this chicken for about 24 hours actually but overnight is all it needs. It was a busy few days for me and I didn’t realize that hubby had to work through dinner, so my chicken marinated a little extra. Nothing wrong with that, the more flavor the better!

Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken with green and red bell peppers and red onion in a casserole dish

HOW CAN I USE THE MARINADE:

This southwest chicken marinade recipe will work on any kind of chicken you wish to prepare.

Use it on chicken breasts, chicken thighs, chicken drums, whole chicken, or any cut of chicken you have.

You can also marinade chicken wings in it and then roast them in the oven or cook them on the grill.

This marinade will also be nice on steak. You can use a flank steak and make fajitas or tacos.

HOW CAN I SERVE SOUTHWEST CHICKEN:

The best side for this chicken dish is rice. The sauce and vegges will be beautiful mixed with rice.

You can also use quinoa as a rice substitute. It’s another nice grain that will mix well with sauce.

If you don’t want to do a grain side, you can make it an all vegetable side dish. Save some marinade for cauliflower and broccoli, mix it with the veggies, and roast veggies in the oven.

If you feel like potatoes, try making Southwest Roasted Potatoes to go with the chicken.

You can also serve pasta with it if you want to go a more comforting way.

Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken in a casserole dish

SOME MORE EASY CHICKEN RECIPES:

Creamy Chipotle Pepper Chicken Thighs

Spicy Orange Chicken Wings

Oven Fried Chicken with Creamy Fontina Sauce

Sesame Roasted Chicken Thighs

If you made any of my recipes and shared them on Instagram, make sure to tag me @willcookforsmiles and #willcookforsmiles so I can see all the things you tried!

Connect with Will Cook For Smiles!

Be sure to click below and follow me on my social media, so you never miss a recipe.

   

Don’t forget to sign up for email, so you won’t miss any new recipes.

Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken being scooped out of casserole dish

CLICK HERE TO PIN IT!

Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken

Delicious baked chicken marinaded in a southwest chicken marinade and baked with bell peppers and onions.
5 from 3 votes
Print Pin SaveSaved! Rate
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked chicken, chicken marinade
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
marinading time: 12 hours
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 867kcal

Ingredients

Southwest chicken marinade

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 large limes (juice from limes)
  • 1.5 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1.5 tsp salt (more or less to taste)

Baked chicken:

  • 10 chicken thighs, bone in
  • 1 large green bell pepper
  • 1 large red bell pepper
  • 1 medium red onion
  • Salt if needed
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Marinading chicken:

  • For marinade, simply combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk well. 
  • Place chicken thighs into a large (gallon) zip lock bag. Pour in the marinade. Try to get most of the air out of the bag before closing it. Lay the bag on it's side and make sure chicken and marinade are spread evenly. Place into a large pan to prevent leaks in the refrigerator and refrigerate overnight. 

Baked chicken:

  • Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
  • Slice peppers and onion thinly and spread about 2/3 of the veggies in the bottom of the casserole dish. 
  • Take chicken thighs out of the marinade and place them on top of veggies, side by side. 
  • Spread the rest of the veggies around the chicken and pour marinade over the everything. 
  • Bake for 70-85 minutes, depending of thickness of thicken. 
    (Note: chicken breasts will take less time because there are no bones.)

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 867kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 70g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 283mg | Sodium: 939mg | Potassium: 800mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2195IU | Vitamin C: 70.2mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 3.2mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @willcookforsmiles and tag #willcookforsmiles

Southwest Chicken Marinade and Baked Chicken collage

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

7.7K shares

Filed Under: Chicken, Dinner Tagged With: marinade, southwest

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Angelina says

    May 16, 2021 at 5:11 am

    Just wondering what the recommended amount of chicken breasts would be and if you could also provide a baking time as well. I would love to make this. Sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      May 18, 2021 at 10:52 am

      Hi Angelina,

      I would use six chicken breasts and the time will depend highly on the thickness of them. I would estimate 20-30 min but use a meat thermometer to check for doneness. I hope you like them!

      Reply
  2. Marie says

    October 29, 2021 at 1:34 pm

    I didn’t have wine vinegar so I used white vinegar is that alright

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      November 2, 2021 at 10:20 am

      Yes, you can use white vinegar or even apple cider vinegar just not balsamic they have a stronger flavor.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Well, hey there!

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

Soup Recipes

spooning some beef soup from a bowl

Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

closeup of Italian wedding soup topped with shaved Parmesan

Italian Wedding Soup

closeup image of crab soup in a bowl centered in a photo

She Crab Soup

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Chicken Meatball Soup

closeup of top view of Cioppino in a bowl

Cioppino – Seafood Stew

A bowl of white bean soup is presented with a spoon on a countertop.

White Bean Soup

vegetable broth in two canning jars next to fresh carrots, garlic, and celery

Vegetable Stock

Our Popular Recipes

Hashbrown Casserole

Buffalo Chicken Wrap with Homemade Ranch

top view of mojito cocktail in a curvy glass with a paper straw and mint sprig

Classic Mojito Recipe

close up view 10 jalapena cheddar buttermilk biscuits on a metal baking tray on a tan cloth

Jalapeño Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits

closeup squared view of a slice of tiramisu with piece taken out.

The Best Classic Tiramisu

Zucchini Fritters

Top Rated Recipes

The Best French Toast

Cauliflower Parmesan Crisps

Christmas Cheesecake (Cranberry Jam White Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake)

Avocado Salmon Rice Bowl

round decorative bowl filled with apple pie bread pudding topped with ice cream and a fork leaning on the side of the bowl viewed close up.

Apple Pie Bread Pudding

Smores cheesecake on a wooden table

S'Mores Cheesecake Recipe

Sides

30 Min

Pasta

Salads

Breakfast

Drinks

Soups

Gluten Free

FEATURED ON:

featured on

[cp_popup display="inline" style_id="32674" step_id = "1"][/cp_popup]
The Best Classic Tiramisu

The Best Classic Tiramisu

January 14, 2023
Tiramisu...
Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

December 2, 2022
This...
Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata

August 11, 2022
Chicken...
Pad See Ew

Pad See Ew

August 10, 2022
Pad...
Chicken Meatballs

Chicken Meatballs

July 15, 2022
These...
Baba Ganoush

Baba Ganoush

July 1, 2022
Baba...
Painkiller

Painkiller

June 30, 2022
A...
Truffle Fries

Truffle Fries

June 28, 2022
Truffle...
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

June 21, 2022
Thai...
Strawberry Daiquiri

Strawberry Daiquiri

June 16, 2022
The...
Privacy Policy
©2023, Will Cook For Smiles. Design by Pixel Me Designs