Description
If you like Mexican style food, and a little bit of heat you’ll really like this one.
Ingredients
Scale
- Oven proof casserole dish
- Boneless chicken breasts, one per person, you may need more
- ½ to 1 Jalapeno pepper per breast
- Extra sharp Tillamook cheddar cheese
- Thin sliced green onions
- Chopped or whole cilantro, the fresher the better
- Butchers twine (pure cotton) or toothpicks
- El Pato brand jalapeno salsa, or your favorite brand
- Extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F
- Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat dry. Fold over plastic wrap at least 4 times in a square large enough to cover the chicken when pounded flat. Place the chicken under the wrap and pound until thin enough so you can roll the pepper and cheese up in it. Rinse the peppers, slice off the stem end and slice very thin length wise. At this point you can remove the ribs and seeds. If you prefer more heat leave the ribs and seeds intact. Now slice the cheddar into thin pieces, then cut into strips. At the end closest to you, place the pepper and the cheese in the flattened breast. Roll away from you to just cover the pepper, then take the left and right side and fold in to the center, and then continue to roll away from you. Secure with either the twine, or with toothpicks. In a very hot pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil and then the rolled up chicken, turn until all sides are browned. Remove the chicken and place in an oven proof casserole that has been lightly oiled, bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve with the salsa on the side or poured over the chicken rolls and garnish with the green onions and or the cilantro.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins