As you’ve probably figured out by now, I am not a big red meat eater. Although I do appreciate all food, I prefer eating a lot of plant-based foods along with occasional chicken, fish and seafood. It’s not that I don’t ever buy meat, it’s just when I am craving protein I usually go to chicken first. I can get a chicken dish on the table in no time.
Tyson® Fresh Chicken is mindful of the challenges that busy families face during mealtime preparation. Their goal is to bring families together in a healthy, yet achievable manner. I love the versatility of chicken, the fact that it’s a lean protein and easy to prepare; perfect for any busy day of the week. Plus my whole family, including the kids, loves chicken.
If we were to have it several times a month it would it would be different each time. The most popular ways we prepare our chicken would be: grilled and added to salads, smoked with a dry rub, sautéed for chicken fajitas, boiled for chicken salad (to have for sandwiches, with crackers or to top salad), slow cooked in the crock pot for chicken tacos or pulled BBQ chicken. These are seriously just a few of our standard ways to eat chicken.
Luckily the commissary stocks mainly just Tyson Fresh Chicken; it’s affordable, all natural* and has no added growth hormones or steroids**. When they say fresh, they mean it. It is delivered to your store within days of leaving the farm. Good to know! What I also like about Tyson Fresh Chicken is that it’s raised from a family of farmers of over 75 years! Coming from a family they know how crazy mealtime can be and they help by hand-trimming each piece to save us time!
Today I’m sharing a recipe I’ve had over the years for a simple grilled chicken topped with creamy avocado and Pepper Jack Cheese or, as I like to call it Grilled Chicken Avocado Melts.
Avocado and cheese elevates those plain ol’ grilled chicken breasts and really creates a satisfying meal.
I made up a lime marinade with a bunch of spices but you could do any marinade you like and top it with any cheese you like. I put provolone on my kids because they don’t like the spice of the Pepper Jack. It’s a very easy recipe to customize to your family’s preference! You could easily grill your chicken indoors during the winter months or use the skillet or oven to cook your chicken before proceeding with the toppings. This is really can be made year-round!
You can marinate the chicken ahead of time, like I did, and have it ready to go for grilling. That way you’ll have dinner in under 30 minutes! Hope your family enjoys these Grilled Chicken Avocado Melts.
- 2-2½ pounds of Tyson chicken breasts
- ⅓ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon pepper
- 1 avocados (~2-3 slices per chicken breasts)
- Pepper Jack cheese (or cheese of your choice)
- Combine spices in a small bowl. Add lime juice, olive oil and spice mixture to a large bowl or large zip lock bag. Add chicken breasts and marinate for 1-4 hours (or longer).
- Heat grill to medium heat. Grill chicken, turning once, until browned and cooked through (170 degrees), about 10-20 minutes depending on the thickness of your chicken.
- Top each chicken breast with a few avocado slices and a slice of pepper jack cheese (or your cheese of choice). Turn grill down to low, close lid and let cheese melt, ~2 minutes.
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GiGi Eats says
Dude, I ate my fare share of avocado today… WITH CHICKEN – so I sort of ate exactly what you’re presenting here, LOL! Well, minus the cheese 😉
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Debbie @ Live from La Quinta says
I love that in the world we live in today, I can make a vegan version of this recipe!
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
absolutely! Thank goodness avocado are vegan! 😉
Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Avocado makes everything delicious!
Amalia says
Can we talk about how amazing this looks? I saw it in my bloglovin feed and was like GIVE ME THIS NOW! I have some turkey baked in the fridge, I’m going to top it with avocado, melt some cheese, and enjoy it as a late dinner. Mmm.
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Yay, glad I could be of inspiration. 🙂 Thanks!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama says
Looks so good! And simple! Grilling chicken is definitely my go to dish.
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
You are awesome. xo
Natalie @ Never Serious Blog says
Wow, this looks so so yummy! My “go to” chicken is usually just tossing it all in a crock pot with salsa and some fajita veggies! I love it because I can throw it on a salad or toss it in a tortilla, either way, SO easy.
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Great idea- I need to try that!
Elena says
Yum! Adding this to the meal plan for next week!
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Yay! Thanks and hope you like it!
Jennifer F says
Oh girl, this looks good. My go-to chicken dish is either just grilled chicken breasts (always looking for new twists for serving) or a thai spaghetti that uses ground chicken breast
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Oooh is the thai spaghetti recipe on your blog? Sounds tasty!
Brittany @ Delights and Delectables says
YUM!! These look delicious girl!
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Thanks Brittany!
Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean says
this is far and away one of my favorite sandwich combos!
Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
I need to do that next time!
Patty @ Reach Your Peak says
Ah looks so good! Pinned as well and sharing on my link roundup 🙂 I have made something similar as a sandwich. Melted cheese and avocado is such a delicious combo!
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Thanks again Patty! I should totally shove this in a bun for a hearty sandwich. Yum
Betsy says
This looks great! I LOVE me some avocado and chicken.
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Avocado makes everything a little better 🙂
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
Omg these look amazing!!! I need to try making this meal! Thanks for the recipe. 🙂
This is just a personal pet peeve of mine but I wish chicken companies weren’t allowed to give their chickens antibiotics either.
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Thanks Erin! 🙂
Beau says
This looks yummy and simple!
My go to chicken dish is street tacos made with frozen chicken tenderloins. In 20 minutes, I can go from frozen chicken to lunch on my plate.
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Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Thanks. I LOVE chicken tacos!
lindsay says
i keep telling my mom about this! genius!
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Kristen M says
I like to marinate with yogurt – one of my go-to chicken recipes is chicken shawarma.
Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Oooh love shawarma. It’s been years since I’ve made it!
Angela K says
I love baked chicken & rice. My mom left me a great recipe we had as kids.
Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Yum! I need a good chicken and rice recipe.
heather says
My favorite quick go to chicken recipe is shake and bake garlic parm one.
Melanie Flinn, MS, RD says
Hard to beat quick and easy!
Amber @ Exsoycise says
That looks absolutely delish and super simple to make! I can’t have the cheese but I will have to try the chicken and avocado recipe!! Maybe I can do the melt for my boyfriend soon!
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Lora @ Crazy Running Girl says
YUM! These sound amazing. You had me at avocado… 🙂
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Amy Mackey says
My go to meal for chicken is pulled BBQ chicken in the crockpot !
Nicole says
My go-to chicken dish is always putting it in the slow cooker, adding some cans of cream of chicken soup, some sour cream, a can of mushrooms, onions, and a box of chicken stuffing. It is so good, my family loves it!
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Natalie Yarbrough says
I love to make my cheesy chicken and wild rice scrambled eggs with corn. I love chicken!
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Vincent says
The easiest is chicken either grilled or baked with BBQ sauce.
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courtney b says
our favorite chicken dish is chicken marsala or chicken fettuchini!
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amy pugmire says
I love chicken fried rice.
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rachel says
A whole roast chicken, stuffed with a lemon and thyme!
D Schmidt says
Our favorite quick and easy meal is definitely sweet and sour chicken stir fry, its delicious!
Katherine says
I have a chicken and stuffing casserole
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Cheryl says
Boneless breasts marinated in Zesty Italian sauce and grilled or pan fried, provolone cheese on grilled bun.
Rebecca says
We love creamy chicken enchiladas.
Amy S says
Chicken enchiladas!
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Shannon says
Chicken fingers!
Lisa Brown says
My go-to chicken dish, is baked chicken.
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Elena says
My go to chicken dish is chicken stir fry
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One Frugal Girl says
I love a chicken fajita recipe I gathered from the food network years ago!
Anne says
My go-to chicken dish is a good old roast chicken. Delicious, and makes for good leftovers, too.
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Erika says
We love barbecue chicken sandwiches.
Deb Anderson says
That looks delish!! Will have to try it. My family loves chicken fajitas. So fast and easy to prepare, then they love to create their own at the table, just the way they like it.
Angel Jacklyn says
A QUICK AND SIMPLE CHICKEN STIR-FRY! =)
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Susan Smith says
This looks good. My go-to chicken dish is grilled chicken breasts with BBQ sauce and cheese on top.
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Kelly D says
Lemon pepper chicken is my go to dish.
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Deb K says
My go to chicken is to take some chicken breasts,add cream of mushroom soup and bake.I then serve it with noodles and use the sauce from the chicken.
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Cheryl W says
Lately, my go to chicken meal is Jalapeno Popper Chicken. It is so delicious and so easy. Thank you for the opportunity to enter.
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Janice Cooper says
My chicken go to is baked chicken
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Erica Best says
roast chicken
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Debbie B says
i love chicken spaghetti
Debbie B says
i love a grilled chicken salad
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Sonya Morris says
I am never that creative and my go to chicken recipe is usually barbeque chicken.
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Thanks for the great idea next time I fix chicken!
Madeline says
Our go-to chicken dish is a marinated, grilled chicken that my husband does on our hibachi grill.
Ellie Wright says
Green Chile Chicken Stew is my very favorite. I can’t wait for cold weather to make a big pot of it.
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Annette says
My favorite go-to chicken recipe is Indian Butter Chicken. It’s easy, flavorful, and reheats well.
Betty C says
My favorite chicken dish is stir fry, especially in the summer when we have so many fresh veggies from the garden.
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Tabathia B says
I like making baked chicken strips
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Jamie says
Looks so yummy! Must try this at home. I just got a new grill pan and I’m eager to try out new recipes.
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