Chicken Breasts With Sour Cream And Jalapenos

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 -2 jalapenos or 4 ounces diced green chilies
• 1/4 lb monterey jack cheese
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 pound chicken breast to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 2 if using fresh jalapeno, wash and pat dry; seed and remove ribs, if desired. if using canned green chilies: rinse, seed and pat dry. chop chilies.
• 3 shred enough cheese to measure 1/4 cup.
• 4 in small bowl, combine cheese with chilies, chopped cilantro and sour cream.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 preheat broiler.
• 7 line broiler tray with aluminum foil and set aside.
• 8 sprinkle both sides of chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 combine butter and oil in large heavy-gauge skillet over medium-high heat.
• 10 sauté chicken breasts, 2 at a time, about 5 minutes per side, or until brown.
• 11 transfer to broiler tray.
• 12 top each chicken breast with a generous spoonful of sour-cream mixture.
• 13 broil 4 to 5 inches from heating element about 5 minutes, or until topping bubbles.
• 14 transfer to platter and serve immediately.