Grilled Chicken with Tomato Salsa is a quick and easy weeknight meal that can be made in less than 30 minutes with only a few ingredients.
Jump to RecipeYou know those nights that you have no idea what you are going to make for dinner? Or maybe the meal you had planned just does not sound good at all? Yeah, this recipe for Grilled Chicken with Tomato Salsa comes from one of those nights.
I had taken the chicken out of the freezer and planned to make BBQ Chicken & Black Bean Tacos again since we really enjoyed those. But when it came time to make dinner, none of us really wanted that. So, we went to Plan B: grilled chicken!
Luckily, it was a nice evening. In other words, it wasn’t pouring rain as it had been for over a week. So Justin went out and grilled the chicken. Since we weren’t planning this, there was no marinade on the chicken. Just a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts plopped on the grill and cooked until done.
He brought the chicken inside and we said, “Now what?” Well, now we search the refrigerator and pantry for something to make with the chicken. At the time we were making this, we were about to leave on vacation so our food supplies were running low. Justin found a tomato and decided to make a quick, simple salsa with it.
And, of course, since the boys were staying the night with Justin’s parents, we went ahead and made an “adult drink” to go with our meal. We mixed a few things together to make a strawberry pineapple daiquiri.
Even though the meal was thrown together, it came out much better than I thought! The chicken looked plain for a while. But adding the tomato salsa made all the difference.
Step by Step
Grill two boneless, skinless chicken breasts over medium heat. If you don’t have a grill or don’t want to grill, you can pan-fry the chicken in a tablespoon of oil until it’s cooked through.
While the chicken is cooking, dice the tomato.
Mix it with lime juice, fresh or dried green onions, and fresh or dried cilantro.
Once the chicken is cooked, top it with the simple tomato salsa and serve warm! It really doesn’t get much easier than that!!
Recipe
Originally Published On: August 2, 2018
Last Updated On: April 27, 2020
Grilled Chicken with Tomato Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 1 tomato
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1 green onion (sliced)
- 1 tsp cilantro
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Grill chicken over medium heat until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes
- Meanwhile, dice the tomato
- Mix the tomato in a small bowl with the lime juice, sliced green onion, and cilantro
- Serve the chicken topped with the tomato salsa
We eat such a lot of chicken in our house… my husband would love this! It looks delicious and so healthy too!
We eat a lot of chicken, too. Grilling it is such a great, healthy way to make it!
I love an easy and delicious meal!! I often do a similar dish but I use pico de gallo.
We thought about using pico, but we didn’t have any onions at the time, so made it a tomato salsa 🙂
I love fresh tomatoes during the summer months. They are so flavorful and delicious.
Yes! We love growing tomatoes out in our garden when we can.
I can’t wait to have my beautiful kitchen back so I can start making your delicious recipes. You know that I am saving this one.
This is such a great one, and doesn’t actually require much use of the kitchen since it’s done on the grill!
Seriously — Can you move in and cook for me? 🙂
Hah, you aren’t the first person to ask me that 😉
Sometimes the simplest meals are the best. Love it!
I agree! Sometimes we try to do so much that the flavors get muddled up.
This looks like a wonderful summer meal. So simple and easy too.
It’s perfect when you want a nice light and easy meal when it’s hot outside!
Yummy! This looks perfect. I am hungry just reading your post! I love tomato salsa on chicken!
I wasn’t so sure about it at first since I don’t care for tomatoes much, but it worked so well with the chicken!
I love grilled chicken! this recipe looks new for me! it looks delicious!
Grilled chicken is one of my favorites, too! It’s so simple but there are so many things you can do with it.
This looks super easy and good. I like that there is something to make with all of the fresh tomatoes from the garden.
Yes! Some years we can’t get the tomatoes to grow well. But when they do, we have so many we don’t know what to do with them all!
GIRRRRL! feed me. This looks amazing……. Pregnant lady over here has been eating all the tomatoes so… this is perfect for me!
Well, at least it’s a healthy craving! All I wanted was pizza!!
Now thats a recipe for a simple, fuss-free but tasty dinner! Collecting recipes from your site for future references! (Especially the HP inspired ones)
Sometimes, the simplest meals are the best!
I’m loving anything chicken lately! I need to try this recipe for myself and my husband.
We have always eaten a lot of chicken here, too!
That looks good! Chicken and fresh tomatoes sounds great.
It’s a perfect combination, so light and fresh!
We make grilled chicken so much but are always looking for other ways to spice it up (no pun intended). This looks really good and something I feel like we would all love
We are about to start grilling a lot, too, now that the weather is wonderfully warm outside 🙂
I’m loving the simplicity of this chicken recipe. It’s perfect for a quick and healthy chicken dish for the family or for one.
It’s very simple, but still has a lot of flavor and is healthy for everyone!
LOL we’re the same. As soon as we see a sliver of sunshine we’re outside grilling something. This is a great weeknight option! We have been running out of ideas lately.
Yep! As soon as it’s warm enough, we are outside almost every evening grilling and playing in the yard.
Now you are talking! I have just been looking for a tomato salsa recipe so I will be deffo pinching this for the weekend xx
It was so easy to make, too!
I have never had salsa with chicken! I will have to try this out and tell how it is!
This was the first time I tried it, too, and it actually works better than I would have thought!
I prefer my chicken breasts a la plancha but I’ll definitely try your grilled version! it sounds super healthy.
We pan-fry the chicken when the weather isn’t so great. But as soon as it is we are outside. The recipe should work still, though, even if you prefer a pan to the grill.