Today’s guest post is from Heather at Heather Likes Food. I’m starting to think I post too many recipes with melted cheese on top, but I can’t help it! Look how yummy this looks! This Smothered Chicken wouldn’t last 2 minutes on my kitchen table. We’re all cheese hounds in my house!
Smothered Chicken
From Heather Likes Food
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
½ cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 /3 cup Caesar salad dressing
2 tbsp chopped chives or green onion
¼ cup chopped, cooked bacon (I used the real bacon bits from Costco)
1 tomato, diced
Salt, Montreal Chicken seasoning (I use McCormick Brand)
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper to cut down on the mess. Place chicken in a bowl and season liberally with salt and the Montreal Chicken seasoning. Cover with plastic wrap and marinade in fridge for at least an hour, up to overnight.
Once it’s good and flavorful, brown the chicken in a hot pan in olive oil on the stovetop. You don’t need to cook the chicken all the way through, but do try to get it nicely browned and caramelized- that’s where the flavor is! Place browned chicken on the cookie sheet and evenly distribute the Caesar dressing over each breast. Then top with even amounts of cheese, bacon, and top off with the chives or onions. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Take out and top each breast with the diced tomato. Return chicken to the oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, depending on the thickness of the chicken.
Get ready for chicken heaven.
Thanks for sharing this yummy chicken dish, Heather!
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Oh Heavens this is calling my name! I love Chicken, I just know this will be a “winner” at my home!
Yes! We eat a lot of chicken here too. This looks delish! I stumbled and pinned!
We eat a lot of chicken and Monterey Jack is one of our favorites. This looks sooo tasty!
This looks good, even for breakfast.. =)
( Im typing this at 840 am )
Thanks!
This looks so good, do you suppose you could sub another kind of salad dressing for the Caesar dressing?
Sure, I’ve made something similar with Ranch dressing. But I would enjoy this with other dressings as well.
This recipe looks great! I would love if you linked-up this post to my blog hop giveaway for a chance to win a cookbook prize package: RecipeLion Giveaway
Spread the word to your friends. The more the merrier! Thanks.
What do you use as a side dish, looks delicious!!
A tossed salad goes great with it!
“Smothered” is a good way to talk about that photo, since it is the perfect word to describe what I want that dish to do to me!
:D