Recipe for Monterey Chicken 
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Yield:
1
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
8 lrg whole chicken breasts skinned and boned
1 x 7 ounce can chopped mild green chiles
1/2 lb Monterey jack cheese cut into 8 strips
1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp chili powder (to 3 tsps.)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp black pepper
6 tbl butter melted
----------------- Tomato Sauce ----------------
1 can plain tomato sauce (15 oz.)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/3 cup sliced green onion
Instructions:
Instructions: Pound chicken breasts between 2 sheets of waxed paper until thin. Spread each breast with 1 tablespoon of green chilies. Place one cheese strip on top of chilies. Roll up each chicken breast and tuck ends under.

Combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, chili powder, salt, cumin, and pepper in a shallow dish. Dip each stuffed breast into the melted butter and roll in bread crumb mixture. Place breasts in baking dish, seam side down. Drizzle with remaining butter. Cover and chill at least 4 hrs or overnight.

Bake for 25 to 40 minutes at 400F until done. Serve with the tomato sauce and garnish with sour cream and fresh limes.

Tomato Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine the tomato sauce, cumin, green onion, salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce, if desired. Bring to a boil and cook stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Serve hot with the chicken.

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