4.7 from 39 votes
Monterey Chicken
This Monterey Chicken is topped with BBQ sauce, Monterey Jack cheese, and crumbled bacon. This flavor combination is out of this world.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 424 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 /2 cup BBQ sauce (use sugar-free BBQ sauce if making Keto)
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese
- 4 pieces of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 /2 cup diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Preheat a large oven safe skillet to medium-high heat and add the olive oil. While skillet is preheating, pound chicken breasts to flatten them if they are thick. Salt and pepper the chicken breasts.
- Add chicken to pan and cook 4-5 minutes per side or until no longer pink.
- Turn off the heat and pour BBQ sauce on each chicken breast evenly.
- Sprinkle the cheese evenly on the chicken breasts and top with the crumbled bacon.
- Bake the chicken for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Top with bacon, diced tomatoes, and sliced green onions. Serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1/4 of recipe
Calories
424kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
112mg
(37%)
Sodium
818mg
(34%)
Potassium
632mg
(18%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
404IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
241mg
(24%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 424
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 of recipe | |
| Calories | 424kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 112mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 818mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 632mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 404IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 241mg | 24% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.