Monterey Jack Stuffed Chicken Oamc Recipes

CHICKEN MONTEREY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, mushrooms and garlic. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons flour, chicken stock, celery salt, white pepper and white wine. Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened and well blended, about 10 minutes. Mix 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese into the thickened sauce mixture, and stir until melted.
• In a shallow medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken breast halves in the flour mixture to coat. Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken until lightly browned on all sides. Arrange breast halves in the prepared baking dish, and cover with the sauce.
• Top chicken breast halves with remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

MONTEREY JACK STUFFED CHICKEN (OAMC)

Steps:

• Cut Monterey Jack cheese into 6 equal pieces measuring about 1/4 x 4 inches.
• Cut a horizontal slit into side of each chicken breast, being careful not to cut all the way through the meat.
• Place one pice of cheese inside each chicken breast, secure with 2 or 3 wooden toothpicks.
• In a shallow pan, mix together eggs, salsa and salt.
• In separate pan, combine panko breadcrumbs, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, and oregano.
• Dip each chicken breast into the egg mixture to coat, then into the breadcrumb mixture.
• Place coated breasts in a shallow baking dish and freeze for 1 hour, then carefully wrap eac chicken breast in plastic wrap and place into freezer bag. Freeze until ready to use.
• Serving Day:.
• Unwrap chicken breasts.
• Place 1/4 c butter in a 9 x 13" baking dish and put into oven while it's preheating to 375 degrees.
• When butter is melted, remove pan from oven and plce chicken in dish, turning to coat with butter.
• Bake uncovered about 35-40 minutes, or just unitl done.
• Serve immediately with garnishes of avocado, tomatoes, sour cream or whatever you like!

CHICKEN PACKETS (OAMC)

Steps:

• Mix chicken, cream cheese, chives, milk, and salt in a medium bowl (mixing with hands works best) to make filling, and store in a 1 qt freezer bag.
• Put crouton crumbs in another 1 qt bag, attach it to bag of chicken filling, and freeze.
• Refrigerate crescent rolls.
• To prepare for serving, thaw chicken mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Unroll crescent rolls.
• Each tube will contain 4 rectangles of dough with a diagonal perforation.
• Press dough along each perforation so the rectangle halves will not separate.
• Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each rectangle.
• Fold dough over the filling, and pinch the edges to seal tightly.
• Dip each packet in melted margarine, and coat with crouton crumbs.
• Place packets on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Packets are good either hot or cold.