chicken monterey

Florala, AL
Updated on Aug 21, 2012

Had this at a friend's house for dinner, it was so good I had to have the recipe. Now people are requesting from me.

prep time
cook time 50 Min
method ---
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 1/4 - envelope taco seasoning
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup tortilla chips crushed
  • 1 pound chicken tenders
  • 2 tablespoons minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • dash kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh
  • 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup black olives, sliced

How To Make chicken monterey

  • Step 1
    Mix flour and taco seasoning mix. Roll chicken in seasoning mix, then melted butter and then crushed tortilla chips. Place in a sprayed casserole dish.
  • Step 2
    Make cheese sauce. Saute 2 tablespoons onion in 1 tablespoon oil. Add 2 tablespoons flour and dash of salt. Stir in 1 can evaporated milk and 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil and cook 1-2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese and 1/2 cup black olives. Cook until cheese melts.
  • Step 3
    Pour cheese sauce over chicken and bake for 50 minutes at 375-degrees. OLE!

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Category: Chicken
Culture: Mexican

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