Monterey Chicken Rolls

"Butter...Garlic...Cheese? Chicken rolled in all? How can this recipe not be a keeper?!! My sister-in-law gave me this recipe some 25 years ago. It's just as good today as it was then - maybe even better since my garlic tastes have increased over the years as well as my "eye-balling" measurements (meaning more garlic!). Just be sure not to overcook as the chicken will be dry - follow these directions and the chicken will be moist. This is a great prepare ahead meal that will impress."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Pound chicken breasts flat.
  • Slice Monterey Jack cheese about 1/4" thick, roll chicken around cheese.
  • Dip chicken in butter sauce, then in breadcrumb combination.
  • Place seam side down in 9x13 baking dish.
  • Bake covered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees in preheated oven.
  • Uncover and bake for 15 minutes more or until browned.

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Reviews

  1. Even with having to change this to meet what I had in the house, I'm still giving it five stars because I can see how it would be great as written as well. Here's what I did differently: cheddar instead of Monterey Jack, butter instead of margarine, whole wheat cracker crumbs instead of bread crumbs. I also read suzy wonton's review where she added Canadian bacon, so I diced some bacon and put it on top of the cheese before rolling the chicken. With the low carbs and high protein, but such rich taste, this one is definitely a keeper for us!
     
  2. I used store bought thin sliced chicken fillets pounded slightly. I was afraid the cooking time may be too long because I only had 6 fillets, but it turned out perfect and so moist! The only problem I had was a lot of the cheese oozed out. I think next time I will use provolone, it doesn’t melt as quick. Yummy recipe!
     
  3. So simple and so good! Moist and cheesy. I love this and make it all the time! Thanks for posting.
     
  4. This was a total hit! My husband is a hard sell on food. He has spent twenty-five years travelling the globe and experiencing cuisine. Until I made this, I've never been able to "awe" him. Truly, a recipe we will use often. I can't wait to share it with family!
     
  5. This was very good! Instead of pounding the chicken breasts to make them flat, I butterflied them giving me a nice flat chicken filet. I took the advice of another reviewer and dipped the chicken in the butter sauce first, then bread crumb mixture, add the cheese, and then roll up the chicken. I also added toothpicks to both ends of the chicken roll to secure the rolls and to make sure the cheese didn't run out. I placed the chicken rolls in a buttered casserole dish and baked them for 45 minutes uncovered. Perfect! I served it with some steamed baby Yukon gold potatoes and a salad.
     
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  1. Even with having to change this to meet what I had in the house, I'm still giving it five stars because I can see how it would be great as written as well. Here's what I did differently: cheddar instead of Monterey Jack, butter instead of margarine, whole wheat cracker crumbs instead of bread crumbs. I also read suzy wonton's review where she added Canadian bacon, so I diced some bacon and put it on top of the cheese before rolling the chicken. With the low carbs and high protein, but such rich taste, this one is definitely a keeper for us!
     
  2. This turned out wonderful! I used italian breadcrumbs and substituted garlic powder for the garlic salt (though I think fresh garlic would be best). I couldn't find just plain monterey jack cheese, so I used sliced pepperjack cheese. I also had to cook mine a bit longer as it wasn't done after 45 minutes (it could have been the chicken breasts size). All in all a definate keeper and will be making this again. Thanks!
     
  3. Absolutely delicious!!! I made this tonight and everyone loved it. I did substitute cheddar cheese for the monterey jack because that was all we had here. My 4 year old said that it smelled like pizza while it was in the oven and it really did. In my opinion, it tasted way better than pizza! I also added some oregano to the butter sauce along with the parsely. Very, very, good recipe!
     
  4. yum! This is so simple, yet so good! I used fresh garlic like many other reviewers suggested. I also used panko breadcrumbs instead of regular and seasoned the breadcrumbs with s&p and light italian seasoning. I also had trouble with browning, but I just broiled it for a few minutes and it was fine. I served it with roasted potatoes. Thanks again for a great recipe!
     
  5. I LOVE the taste of the chicken dipped in butter sauce before breading instead of the usual egg dip. I used minced garlic instead of garlic salt, and since I was low on Parmesan cheese (yikes), I used more breadcrumbs and a little bit of grated romano cheese instead. Delicious.
     

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