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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken

    Southwestern Skillet Dinner

    Published by Melissa on July 2, 2009 | Updated June 15, 2022 | 29 Comments

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    This is a two-fer as Rachel Ray would say. We had Spicy Grilled Pork Tenderloin for dinner one night and another night we had this wonderful, easy and very flavorful skillet dinner.

    I adapted it from a yummy recipe on Lynda’s Recipe Box. (Be sure and check out her version of the recipe if you don’t have some meat already cooked to add to the skillet.) My husband started the South Beach diet again, so I also left out the rice and didn’t add cheese to the top.

    My husband ate his on a bed of lettuce, but the kids and I ate it with salad and a roll. Everyone loved this meal and I will definitely make it again. It doesn’t get much easier than this.

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    Ingredients

    • 1 Spicy Grilled Pork Tenderloin cut into 1 inch pieces
    • 1 T. oil
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • ½ onion diced
    • 1 4 oz. can diced green chilies
    • 1 cup of frozen or fresh corn
    • 1 can of black beans drained and rinsed
    • 1 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes in puree
    • 1 cup mild salsa
    • 1 ½ ts. chili powder
    • ½ tsp. cumin
    • ½ tsp. black pepper
    • ½ tsp. sea salt

    Instructions

    • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat, saute the diced onion and minced garlic until tender. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for about 10 minutes.
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    1. HoneyB

      July 05, 2009 at 1:03 pm

      Looks yummy to me. I hate living with a picky eater. Grumpy wouldn't eat it because of the Mexican flavor. He's such a spoil sport!

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    2. Amanda

      July 05, 2009 at 3:13 am

      This looks sooo good! I love a good spicy skillet meal.

      Reply
    3. Ninette

      July 05, 2009 at 2:25 am

      Thanks for stopping by my blog to comment on the tart and the jam. I'm glad I stopped by as I have leftover pork tenderloin, salsa, corn, green beans, etc., and this looks like a great way to use it up!

      Reply
    4. Deeba @Passionate About Baking

      July 04, 2009 at 2:43 pm

      Love the sound of this Barbara…quick, esay & oh-so-satisfying! YUM!!

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    5. Maris

      July 04, 2009 at 12:28 am

      This sounds great! I bet you could even turn it into a dip or an appetizer if you served smaller portions.

      But then again – why would you ever want SMALLER portions of this!

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    6. Rosa's Yummy Yums

      July 03, 2009 at 3:27 pm

      Oh, I love that kind of hearty and comforting food! Yes, with tortillas that would be awesome!

      Cheers,

      Rosa

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    7. Lynda

      July 03, 2009 at 2:33 pm

      Barbara, I'm sorry I got yoyr name wrong in earlier post- my mind must have been wondering!

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    8. Debbie

      July 03, 2009 at 2:17 pm

      This looks delicious. I'd have this for dinner anytime!

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    9. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      July 03, 2009 at 2:00 pm

      I love these kinds of dishes! I do that a lot with chicken too which is also a great twofer meal. Do you like Rachel Ray? 🙂

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    10. teresa

      July 03, 2009 at 2:00 pm

      THis looks so flavorful and healthy! Our family would love this!

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    11. Katy ~

      July 03, 2009 at 10:24 am

      Yummm, Barbara, this looks good. We are slowly coming round to southwestern style cooking and this looks like we would enjoy. Love the one dish meals!

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    12. Talita

      July 03, 2009 at 10:04 am

      Delish! I'd love to have it in lunch! Looks so colorful and tasteful!

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    13. Donna-FFW

      July 03, 2009 at 2:05 am

      This sounds delicious Barbara. I love the flavors and colors too. One dish meals are my favorites.

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    14. the ungourmet

      July 02, 2009 at 11:07 pm

      This looks wonderfully spicy, zesty and full of flavor! My kind of meal!

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    15. Reeni♥

      July 02, 2009 at 9:39 pm

      This looks hearty and delicious! And loaded with goodness!

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    16. Tami

      July 02, 2009 at 9:38 pm

      This dish looks delicious. I would eat it just the way you made it but I would have to get rid of the beans for the rest of my family.

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    17. Cathy

      July 02, 2009 at 4:39 pm

      Love these flavors all mixed together. And a great way to use leftover meat or chicken too. Adding salsa is a good idea. Yum-O as Rachel would say.

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    18. Lynda

      July 02, 2009 at 3:08 pm

      This sounds wonderful with the pork, Paula-glad that this recipe worked for you with some changes!
      Your picture is mouthwatering!

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    19. finsmom

      July 02, 2009 at 2:58 pm

      Such a tasty sounding week night meal! Bookmarking this one!

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    20. PheMom

      July 02, 2009 at 2:21 pm

      I love dishes like this! I would totally want to scoop it up with some tortilla chips or something.

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