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Copycat Monterey Chicken
This Copycat Monterey Chicken recipe is the perfect combination of honey-mustard chicken breasts, bacon, and melted ooey-gooey Monterey Jack cheese.
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
American
Keyword
chicken
Prep Time
40
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
servings
Calories
472
kcal
Author
A Food Folks and Fun Original!
Cost
$10.53
Ingredients
HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE AND MARINADE:
½
cup
Dijon mustard
¼
cup
honey
Salt and pepper
MONTEREY CHICKEN:
4
boneless skinless chicken breasts
trimmed, and about 6-8 ounces each
½
small
red onion
cut into 1/2-inch slices
4
slices
bacon
cut into ½-inch pieces
1 ½
cup
shredded pepper Jack cheese
TOPPINGS:
½
cup
cherry tomatoes
cut into quarters
2
Tablespoons
sliced green onion
Lime wedges for serving
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
MAKE HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE AND MARINADE:
In small bowl whisk together mustard, honey, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper. Reserve ¼ cup of honey-mustard mixture for later.
MARINATE CHICKEN:
Place chicken into gallon-size zipper-lock bag and pour rest of honey-mustard mixture in.
Zip bag and shake to coat chicken, and chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
COOK CHICKEN:
Move oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350 degrees F.
Lightly spray 9x13-inch pan (or any other 3 quart baking dish) with nonstick cooking spray.
Place chicken in pan and top with onion slices. Cover with foil and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
PREP TOPPINGS AND LAYER TOPPINGS:
Meanwhile, cook bacon in 10-inch skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towel–lined plate.
When chicken is cooked, uncover it, spread with reserved honey-mustard mixture.
Top with bacon and cheese and place the pan under the broiler.
BROIL:
Broil until cheese is nice and bubbly. Watch the chicken while it’s under the broiler because it can go from beautifully cheesy to burnt very quickly!
TO FINISH:
Remove chicken from oven, top with chopped tomatoes and green onions, and serve with lime wedges!
Nutrition
Serving:
1
chicken
|
Calories:
472
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
22
g
|
Protein:
39
g
|
Fat:
26
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
9
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
125
mg
|
Sodium:
877
mg
|
Potassium:
623
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
19
g
|
Vitamin A:
511
IU
|
Vitamin C:
7
mg
|
Calcium:
351
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg