Monterey Chicken
- 8 large whole chicken breasts, skinned and boned (7 to 8 oz. each)
- 1 (7 oz.) can chopped mild green chilies
- 1/2 lb. Monterey Jack cheese, cut into 8 strips
- 1/2 c. fine dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 to 3 tsp. chili powder
- 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
- 6 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- Tomato Sauce (recipe follows)
- Pound chicken breasts between 2 sheets of wax paper.
- Spread each breast with 1 tablespoon of green chilies.
- Place 1 cheese strip on top of each portion of chilies.
- Roll up each chicken breast and tuck ends under.
- Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, chili powder, salt, cumin and pepper in a shallow dish. Dip each breast into melted butter and in bread crumb mixture. Place breast in baking dish, seam-side down.
- Drizzle with melted butter.
- Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
chicken breasts, green chilies, cheese, bread crumbs, freshly grated parmesan cheese, chili powder, ground cumin, butter, salt, ground black pepper, tomato sauce
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=802476 (may not work)