Name: Monterey Chicken
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 4 slices bacon; 1 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese; ½ cups pineapple tidbits, drained; 1 Roma tomato, diced; 1 scallion, sliced

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Monterey Chicken

Recipe by Michael Kimball, Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Quick & Easy Meals

Grilling & BBQ

30-Minute Meals

It's like eating barbecue chicken pizza on the beach.

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Serves 2 servings

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

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Ingredients

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Salt & pepper, to taste 4 slices bacon

5 Tbsp. Midwestern Sweet Barbecue Sauce

1 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese ½ cups pineapple tidbits, drained 1 Roma tomato, diced 1 scallion, sliced

Salt & Pepper Tableside Seasoning

Directions

Step 1 Preheat oven to broil. Place chicken breasts on a sturdy surface and cover lightly with plastic wrap. Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet or rolling pin to flatten to 3/4-inch. Uncover, pat dry with paper towels, and generously season both sides with salt and pepper.

Step 2 Heat medium, oven-safe pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook 3 to 4 min., or until lightly browned and crispy. Transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate, leaving fat in pan. Cut bacon into bite-size pieces.

Step 3 Add chicken breasts to the same pan on medium-high heat. Cook until golden brown, 5 to 6 min. per side, or until chicken reaches 155 to 160 degrees.

Step 4 Spread barbecue sauce evenly over each breast and top with Monterey Jack cheese and pineapple. Place pan under broiler for 3 to 4 min., or until cheese is melted, bubbling, and beginning to brown.

Step 5 Top with bacon, tomato, and scallion. Serve hot.