Breast Of Chicken Relleno

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large chicken breasts, boned
• 2 cups monterey jack cheese, grated
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups cornmeal, for breading
• oil, for frying
• 2 cups green chili sauce (preferably hatch chile sauce)
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cut a pocket in to the middle of each chicken breast.
• 2 pack in 1/3 cup of grated cheese into the opening of each breast.
• 3 pin opening closed with wooden skewers or strong toothpicks.
• 4 beat the eggs and milk together in a small bowl.
• 5 dip the stuffed chicken breasts in the flour and then in the egg batter.
• 6 roll them in the cornmeal.
• 7 heat a large skillet on the stove, add oil and heat to 350°f.
• 8 add the chicken breasts and saute them on both sides until golden brown.
• 9 while the breasts are browning, preheat the oven to 450f and spritz a baking dish with cooking spray.
• 10 place the sauteed, stuffed chicken breasts in prepared baking dish.
• 11 cover them with the green chile sauce and the remaining 1/2 cup of monterey jack cheese.
• 12 bake the breasts for 6-8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.