Apple Jack Chicken

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Nope, not the cereal! Apples and Monterey Jack cheese are the stars of this dinner!

Shared by ksteed

Time needed

10 min preparation + 20 min cooking

Serving Size / Yield

4 servings

Ingredients

2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned, halved, and flattened
2 apples
4 slices Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 C. flavored bread crumbs
sprig of parsley, chopped
1 C. cider or apple juice
dash nutmeg
dash paprika
2 tsp. butter

Directions

In a flat dish, press bread crumbs into chicken on all sides. Peel, core, and slice apples. Oil an oven-proof casserole dish. Lay chicken in the casserole dish. Top chicken with sliced apples. Add dash nutmeg. Top with Monterey Jack cheese. Top with parsley and paprika. Add cider or apple juice to casserole and dot with butter. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove chicken to heated plates and spoon sauce over chicken.