Smokey Chicken with Avacado & Cilantro Cream Sauce Recipe luckypapers
- 2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1 Cup Mexican Blend Cheese (usually packaged as a mixture of Cheddar, Colby and Monterrey Jack Cheeses)
- 1 Fresh Jalapeno Pepper
- Liquid Smoke (I like the Hickory flavor)
- Garlic Salt
- 3 Tablespoons of Cilantro (separated from stems- just leaves)
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Ripe Avacado
- Pound out the chicken breasts to tenderize, but do not demolish them because the next step would be hard to do if they have holes in them.
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- Butterfly the chicken breasts so that they are still connected on one long side, but can open up to be stuffed with ingredients and goodness.
- Lightly sprinkle the inside of the chicken breasts with garlic salt (just a pinch on each one) and liquid smoke.
- (Just a few drops of liquid smoke per breast should do it.
- If you put too much, it can have a bitter taste.)
- Take your jalapeno and cut out the seeds and veins inside.
- Cut the Jalapeno into matchstick sized pieces and place 4 or 5 of these pieces in the inside of the chicken breast.
- (you want to make sure that you get at least a little bit in each bite.
- You can add more or less to your taste.
- Sprinkle 1/4 of a cup of the mexican cheese on the inside of each of the chicken breasts and fold the top of the breast over all of the inside ingredients.
- Lightly sprinkle the top of the chicken breast with garlic salt (just a pinch on each one).
- Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- At the very end, take the chicken out, switch your oven to low broil and sprinkle the tops of the chicken breasts with the remaining cheese to cover the tops.
- Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted.
- (this should happen quickly)
- To Make the Cilantro Cream Sauce: put the sour cream and cilantro into a food processor to combine.
- the cilantro should chop up into little pieces and blend nicely with the sour cream.
- Set aside and wait for the chicken to cook.
- When your chicken is done, it is time to plate the dish.
- Slice your avacado so that you have slices lining the top over the melted cheese.
- Pour the cilantro cream sauce over the avacado slices and serve immediately.
chicken breasts, blend cheese, pepper, liquid smoke, garlic, cilantro, sour cream, avacado
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/smokey-chicken-avacado-andamp-cilantro-cream-sauce-29458 (may not work)