Monterey Chicken Recipe

This Monterey Chicken Skillet Recipe is a quick and easy weeknight dinner. Juicy chicken, tangy BBQ sauce, crispy bacon and lots of gooey cheese make this 30-minute dish a winner!

Course dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 368kcal

Author Erin @ Suburban Simplicity

Equipment

Oven Safe Skillet

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 slices of bacon
¼ cup chicken stock
4 tablespoons barbecue sauce use your favorite!
4 oz Colby Jack cheese grated
1 medium tomato diced
2 green onions sliced
salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Prep Bacon: In a large oven-safe skillet, fry bacon until crispy.
Prep Chicken, Tomatoes, and Onions: While bacon is frying, pound chicken breasts to desired thickness. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Dice tomatoes and slice green onions, set aside.
Drain Bacon: Remove bacon from the pan and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
Brown Chicken: Turn heat to medium-high and brown chicken on both sides (2 to 3 minutes per side) in bacon grease.
Finish Cooking Chicken: Pour chicken broth over the chicken breasts and cover the skillet with a lid. Cook until chicken is done, approximately 4 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chicken.
Top the Chicken: Turn the heat off and spread barbecue sauce on top of each chicken breast. Then top with a slice of bacon broken in half. Divide the cheese evenly and sprinkle on each chicken breast.
Broil: Place pan under oven broiler for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Watch carefully and take out when the cheese is fully melted.
Garnish: Top chicken with diced tomato and sliced green onions and serve immediately.

Notes

- Shortcuts: There are some shortcuts to making this easy chicken dinner. To make this recipe in 20 minutes, make sure you pound your chicken and cut your tomatoes and green onions while the bacon cooks.
  - - The thinner you pound your chicken, the less cooking time is required.

- Cheese Options: You can use your choice of cheese in this recipe. In addition to Monterey jack cheese (another personal fav) or a cheddar Monterey blend, Pepper Jack also works.

- Leftover Idea: If you plan ahead, you can use leftover bacon from breakfast and skip frying the bacon when it’s time to cook dinner.

Equipment: A Cast Iron Frying Pan works well since it’s made to go from stovetop to oven. Love, love, love this pan! A Kitchen Mallet works well for everything from pounding chicken to crushing crackers.
Storing: Store your leftover Chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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