a really sweet bar cookie that can be made with crispy rice cereal or Special KTM.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 8 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 2 green chile peppers, cut into 8 strips
- 1 (8 ounce) package Monterey Jack cheese, cut into 8 slices
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup Italian-style seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 ½ tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place 1 chicken breast between two sheets of wax paper. Working from the center to the edges, pound with a meat mallet until flat and rectangular shaped. Repeat with remaining breasts.
- Wrap the green chili strips around the cheese, then wrap the flattened chicken breasts around the chili and cheese. Secure with toothpicks or uncooked spaghetti noodles.
- Combine the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt, cumin and pepper.
- Roll the secured chicken pieces in the melted butter and then in the bread crumb mixture. Place chicken breasts in a 13×9 inch baking dish; don’t let them crowd. Drizzle the remaining butter over all eight of the breasts. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or freeze to bake later (baking time will be increased by about 5 to 10 minutes)
- Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 400 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 125 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 684 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I don’t write reviews very often, but this was amazing! I substituted sharp cheddar cheese instead of Monterrey. I also added green chile powder to the bread crumb mix. We did not have any leftovers . That rarely happens! Thank you for posting this recipe!
We really found this recipe tasty. I didn’t have plain Monterey Jack cheese, so substituted pepper jack and used green chili salsa. Everything else I did as the recipe directed. Tender and excellent flavor. I will be making again.
Fabulous! The only things I did differently was to use a can of Hatch chopped chilies in place of the whole sliced pepper. I also did not refrigerate or freeze for an hour. It was so delicious!
Doubled the chile and added some fresh garlic and onion before rolling, then put it in the smoker for 35 minutes. Yowza!
I followed the lead of other members and used pepper jack cheese. Followed all the other instructions exactly. The chicken turned out almost too bland to eat. Will not make again.
I followed the lead of other members and used pepper jack cheese. Followed all the other instructions exactly. The chicken turned out almost too bland to eat. Will not make again.
Excellent! I butterflied and pounded the chicken breasts thin. Roasted poblano peppers (one per breast) and used pepper jack cheese. 25 min. at 400F was perfect. The cheese oozed out a little but, so what?
I thought this was great but I did make a few changes. I used Anaheim chiles and I only had regular bread crumbs so I spiced that up with a few dried Italian herbs and some red pepper flakes. Would definitely make again.
I made this tonight, and found it to be fabulous, I used my home grown green Chiles and pepper jack cheese. Served it with pasta in a green Chile sauce. *****
This was good. I did not have to pound the chicken because I bought very thin chicken breast halves. I also did not have Monterey cheese, so I had to use Colby Jack. It was still very good. Thanks!
This was Excellent! This is my first review and after making this for dinner tonight I had to rate it! I would have given it 7 stars! I used whole green chilis and stuffed the pepper jack cheese inside the chili and rolled in the chicken breast. It definitely was a hit with the family they wanted left overs and there wasn’t any! Thanks. Erin.
What a fantastic recipe, especially if you make ahead. I had smaller breasts so I just put a little of the cheese in the blistered/peeled Anaheim pepper and rolled. Unlike some reviewers, I liked the contrasting flavors of the Italian bread crumbs, cumin and fresh cracked pepper. During the last 5 minutes, I put a few slivers of Monterey Jack cheese on top. Served with fire roasted corn from Trader Joe’s and Tex-mex baked beans. Next time I’ll serve with a salad instead of the beans or garlic smashed potatoes with chives. This has already been requested again next week. Would be very easy to change the cheese/seasonings to match whatever you’re in the mood for. Thanks for the fantastic recipe!
Okay if you can keep the cheese from melting out of the chicken.
Based on other reviews I used pepperjack cheese which was great! To kick up the heat I also added a dash of red pepper flakes to the bread crumb mixture. No butter necessary, I cut out some fat by using a light spray of PAM on the baking dish and over the top of the chicken.
Made this yummy Kiev for a Mexican Dinner party and what a hit. Followed the receipe exactly next time I will add a bit more peppers..Served it with Spanish rice, Black beans and Flan for dessert. Carona’s and Sangria WOW
This was delicious!! Love the flavors they work well together. I did cook mine for about 30-40 minutes though.
I really enjoyed this! Made it at the last minute because I saw it recommended on the RE, so I had to use chopped green chilies. I only made three breasts, which is MORE than enough for three of us, but I didn’t change anything else. Very mild, but very very tasty!
Easy ! I loved that I could make it ahead so it’s ready to pop in the oven while we’re eating appetizers. I made it with Mexican Rice II from the site and both were hits!
a nice twist to chicken breasts. i had 4 chicken breasts, so i roasted 4 anaheim peppers and peeled and used one for each breast. subbed pepperjack and rolled all together nice and tight so nothing leaked out during cooking. served with cilantro tomato corn salad and spanish rice. will make again.
My husband made this for my birthday dinner and he followed it exactly. It turned out wonderful!
yowza!!! great entree, thx