Chicken Monterey

Name: Chicken Monterey
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (divided); 1/2 cup onion (minced); 8 large mushrooms (sliced med thin); 2 garlic cloves (minced); 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 1/2 teaspoon celery salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup white wine; 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese (shredded); 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (optional)

15 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (divided)
1/2 cup onion (minced)
8 large mushrooms (sliced med thin)
2 garlic cloves (minced)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup white wine
1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese (shredded)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
2

Melt 1/4 cup butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, mushrooms and garlic. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
3

Stir in 2 tablespoons flour; saute a few minutes more. Stir in stock, celery salt, white pepper and white wine.
4

Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened and well blended, about 10 minutes.
5

Mix 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese into the thickened sauce mixture and stir until melted; set aside.
6

In a shallow bowl mix flour, salt & pepper.
7

Dredge chicken in flour mixture to coat.
8

(Make sure chicken is dry--I put between paper towels).
9

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet (cast iron is good). Have butter very hot--you just want to slightly brown (DO NOT OVER COOK).
10

Arrange chicken in baking dish and cover with sauce.
11

Top chicken and sauce with remaining 1 cup cheese.
12

Bake in preheated oven 25 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink.
13

I put the pepper flakes in the broth.
14

Hope you enjoy as much as we did.