Last night I made a recreation of Mike's favorite dinner from Chili's:
Monterey Chicken
It was pretty darn delicious, and a very close to real knock-off.
The recipe:
4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless and pounded out a little bit (not too thin just so its even)
4 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
3/4 cup shredded jack cheese
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
your favorite BBQ sauce, I used sweet baby ray's original
fresh diced tomatoes and chives or green onions for garnish
1. cook the bacon til crisp. place on a plate with a paper towel, and do whatever you want with the bacon fat. (I saved it and put it in the freezer)
2. salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and cook in the same pan as the bacon.
3. Preheat Oven to 350.
4. put chicken in an oven safe dish and spread 1-2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce on each chicken breast. Top with bacon and then with the jack and cheddar cheese mixture. Cover with Aluminum Foil. Put in Oven until the cheese is melted.
5. Dice Tomatoes and green onion. When you take the chicken out of the oven and put it on the plate, top it with the tomatoes and green onion (or chives).
I served this with a baked potato and broccoli, cauliflower, carrot in a cheese sauce (green giant frozen veggies)
Chili's price (for 1 serving): $10.29
Homemade Price (for 4 servings): approximately $9
It took less time to make than it would have taken me to call Chili's and go there pick up the food and bring it back... Totally Worth It!!
Monterey Chicken
It was pretty darn delicious, and a very close to real knock-off.
The recipe:
4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless and pounded out a little bit (not too thin just so its even)
4 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
3/4 cup shredded jack cheese
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
your favorite BBQ sauce, I used sweet baby ray's original
fresh diced tomatoes and chives or green onions for garnish
1. cook the bacon til crisp. place on a plate with a paper towel, and do whatever you want with the bacon fat. (I saved it and put it in the freezer)
2. salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and cook in the same pan as the bacon.
3. Preheat Oven to 350.
4. put chicken in an oven safe dish and spread 1-2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce on each chicken breast. Top with bacon and then with the jack and cheddar cheese mixture. Cover with Aluminum Foil. Put in Oven until the cheese is melted.
5. Dice Tomatoes and green onion. When you take the chicken out of the oven and put it on the plate, top it with the tomatoes and green onion (or chives).
I served this with a baked potato and broccoli, cauliflower, carrot in a cheese sauce (green giant frozen veggies)
Chili's price (for 1 serving): $10.29
Homemade Price (for 4 servings): approximately $9
It took less time to make than it would have taken me to call Chili's and go there pick up the food and bring it back... Totally Worth It!!
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