Texas Two-Step Chicken Picante

This chicken has a kick with a variety of flavors!  It is very fast and easy.

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 1/2 C salsa or picante sauce
3 T brown sugar, packed
1 T dijon-style mustard

Place chicken in a baking dish (I use an 8 x 8 inch).  Mix picante sauce, sugar, and mustard.  Pour over chicken.  Bake at 425 for 20-25 minutes or until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 F.  Serve with hot cooked rice if desired (I use the extra cooked "sauce" on top of the rice). 



A funny story behind this recipe: When I was a teenager, my mom asked my sister, Lindsey, and me for dinner ideas.  Lindsey loved (and I believe still does) this recipe and suggested it, while I suggested one of my favorites, Italian Chicken Bake.  My mom chose my recipe to have for dinner. About a week later, my mom asked us again for suggestions with Lindsey answering first, "Texas Two-Step Picante." My mom said, "No, we had that recently." I suggested my chicken bake and we had that for dinner.  After this same situation happened again the next week, I finally confessed that we hadn't had it for a long time and Lindsey got the delicious Texas Two-Step Picante for dinner. :D

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