Monterey Chicken Food

MONTEREY CHICKEN

Steps:

• To Marinate: Place chicken in a nonporous glass dish or bowl. Pour marinade over chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate to marinate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from the marinade and place in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Reserve 1/3 cup marinade and discard the rest.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cooked through and juices run clear.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.
• In same skillet, melt butter over medium high heat. Saute onion, bell pepper and mushrooms for about 3 to 5 minutes. Add reserved 1/3 cup of marinade and simmer until soft. Drain and set onion mixture aside.
• Top baked chicken with bacon strips. Add onion mixture and top each breast with a slice of cheese. Bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

MONTEREY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the honey, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and salt together and place chicken breasts in it. Add enough water to bring the marinade up to the middle of the chicken breast.
• OR.
• Mix together the marinade (as mentioned above) and place into a ZipLoc bag large enough for all the chicken breasts to fit inches Add water until the marinade reaches the top of the chicken breasts.
• Marinate for as close to 8 hours as possible.
• To cook:.
• Bake, Broil, Grill or Skillet Fry, either way works well. Chili's grills (and I prefer grilled). Choose your preferred method and cook until the breasts are done.
• While the breasts are cooking, fry up the bacon until CRISP!
• When the chicken is done, top each breast with 2 tbsps of BBQ sauce, two strips of bacon and 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.
• Microwave the breasts (or broil) until the cheese is melted.
• Serve!

MONTEREY CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Layer the crumbled chips, chicken, corn and picante sauce in a 1-quart casserole. Top with the olives and cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the mixture is hot and bubbling. Top with the pepper. Serve with the chips.

CHILI'S MONTEREY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breast until it is somewhat flattened, and season with salt and pepper.
• Spray Pam in a nonstick skillet, and cook chicken breast until it is done.
• Transfer to a serving plate.
• Top chicken breast with Barbeque sauce, bacon, and cheese.
• Broil chicken breast in the oven, or melt the cheese in a microwave.
• Sprinkle with a small amount of cold chopped tomatoes and chives.

MONTEREY CHICKEN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 6 min. or until crisp-tender. Blend in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in broth; cook 3 to 4 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add 1 cup shredded cheese; cook and stir 1 min. or until melted.
• Drain pasta. Add to ingredients in skillet along with the chicken and bacon; mix well. Transfer to 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining shredded cheese. Cover.
• Bake 40 min., uncovering and topping with Parmesan for the last 10 min. Top with tomatoes and cilantro.

WW MONTEREY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pound out the chicken breasts to flatten. Season each with a little southwest seasoning .
• Cook the chicken in a skillet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray over medium-low heat until no longer pink.
• Place each breast onto a baking sheet and top each breast with 2 tablespoon of barbeque sauce, 2 tablespoon cheese, 2 tablespoon Rotel tomatoes, green onions and 1 tablespoon of bacon bits.
• Place into the oven and bake until the cheese has melted (about 5 minutes).

MONTEREY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Transfer to a greased baking sheet. , Top each with barbecue sauce, bacon and cheese. Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with tomato and chives.

MONTEREY CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts flat.
• Slice Monterey Jack cheese about 1/4" thick, roll chicken around cheese.
• Dip chicken in butter sauce, then in breadcrumb combination.
• Place seam side down in 9x13 baking dish.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees in preheated oven.
• Uncover and bake for 15 minutes more or until browned.

MONTEREY CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Pound the chicken breasts so that they flat (this will also help make the chicken very tender). Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook the chicken over an outdoor grill over medium high heat; 6-7 minutes per side or until fully cooked. If you don't have an outdoor grill, you could easily cook it over an indoor grill or in a skillet on the stove top that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• After the chicken is finished cooking, transfer the chicken breasts to a large baking sheet covered in aluminum foil. Spread 2-3 tablespoons of barbecue sauce over each chicken breast. Top each chicken breast with 2 slices of bacon and and a handful of the shredded cheese mix. Place the baking sheet in an oven broiler (or microwave long enough to melt the cheese). Top with diced tomatoes and green onions. Serve immediately.

MONTEREY CHICKEN II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place chicken breasts between waxed paper and pound until thin.
• Lightly dust with flour and salt and pepper.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in skillet.
• Saute chicken until brown.
• Remove and set aside.
• Melt remaining butter or margarine in same skillet.
• Saute onion, garlic and mushrooms until cooked.
• Stir in flour, celery salt, chicken broth and wine (if using).
• Cook over low heat until thickened (5 minutes).
• Stir in avocado and 1/2 cup cheese; blend to combine ingredients.
• Remove from heat.
• Arrange chicken in baking dish.
• Spoon avocado mixture over chicken and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 10-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked and cheese melts.