Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This chicken salsa bake is a quick, one-dish dinner made with rotisserie chicken, salsa, cheese and spices, baked until golden and gooey. Ready in 30 minutes!
Ingredients
1 cooked rotisserie chicken
1 red bell pepper deseeded and chopped into small chunks (about 1cm/1/2in)
2 tablespoons pickled jalapeños drained, plus extra to serve
1 small onion peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon tomato purée paste
2 tablespoons fajita seasoning you can buy this ready-made from the supermarket
300 g (10 1/2 oz) jar of chunky salsa mild or hot, depending on your preference
100 g (1 packed cup) grated (shredded) mixed cheese I use a mixture of Cheddar, firm mozzarella and red Leicester
To Serve:
½ red onion peeled and finely diced
fresh coriander cilantro, roughly chopped
tortilla crisps
Instructions
✅Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/425°F/gas mark 7.
✅Remove all the meat from the rotisserie chicken and shred, then place in a shallow roasting tray. Add the red pepper, jalapeños, onion, oil, tomato purée and fajita seasoning. Toss together to coat everything in the fajita seasoning.
✅Pour over the salsa, then sprinkle on the cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
✅Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the red onion, coriander and more jalapeños. Serve with tortilla crisps.
This chicken salsa bake is a quick, one-dish dinner made with rotisserie chicken, salsa, cheese and spices, baked until golden and gooey. Ready in 30 minutes!
Ingredients
1 cooked rotisserie chicken
1 red bell pepper deseeded and chopped into small chunks (about 1cm/1/2in)
2 tablespoons pickled jalapeños drained, plus extra to serve
1 small onion peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon tomato purée paste
2 tablespoons fajita seasoning you can buy this ready-made from the supermarket
300 g (10 1/2 oz) jar of chunky salsa mild or hot, depending on your preference
100 g (1 packed cup) grated (shredded) mixed cheese I use a mixture of Cheddar, firm mozzarella and red Leicester
To Serve:
½ red onion peeled and finely diced
fresh coriander cilantro, roughly chopped
tortilla crisps
Instructions
✅Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/425°F/gas mark 7.
✅Remove all the meat from the rotisserie chicken and shred, then place in a shallow roasting tray. Add the red pepper, jalapeños, onion, oil, tomato purée and fajita seasoning. Toss together to coat everything in the fajita seasoning.
✅Pour over the salsa, then sprinkle on the cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
✅Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the red onion, coriander and more jalapeños. Serve with tortilla crisps.
