Easy Chile Stuffed Chicken
Author: Anita
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Ingredients
  • 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • 1½ cups Panko bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
  • 1 cup diced mild green chiles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Butterfly the chicken breasts and pound to about ½ inch even thickness. (This is basically cutting the breasts horizontally in half - see this video
  3. Blend the cumin, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper; then whisk the spice mixture into the panko crumbs in a shallow bowl.
  4. Dip each butterflied chicken breast in the melted butter, then into the panko crumbs and place on baking dish. Only coat the bottom side of the chicken with butter and panko crumbs.
  5. Top one side of each breast with ¼ cup pepper jack cheese and ¼ cup diced green chiles. Fold the other half of each breast over so that the cheese and chiles are inside each breast.
  6. Place in a baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/main-courses/chicken/easy-chile-stuffed-chicken/