Better Homes and Gardens' Baked Chicken Chiles Rellenos

Let me break this recipe down for you.  You take some chicken, stuff it with cheese and chile peppers, dip it in egg, roll it in a pseudo-fried mixture and then bake.  Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? 

It was...good, that is.  I love being able to replicate some of my favorite restaurant dishes at home,  don't you?

Baked Chicken Chiles Rellenos

(Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book )

Ingredients:

• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cornmeal
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 4-ounce can whole green chile peppers, rinsed, seeded, and cut in half lengthwise
• 2 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, cut into six 2x1/2-inch sticks
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro or fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 8-ounce jar green or red salsa

Directions:

1. Place a chicken breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat mallet, pound meat lightly into a rectangle about 1/8  inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Repeat with remaining chicken breast halves.
2. In a shallow dish combine the flour, cornmeal, and red pepper. Place egg in another shallow dish; add water and beat lightly to combine.
3. For each roll, place a chile pepper half on a chicken piece near an edge. Place a stick of cheese on the chile pepper near an edge. Sprinkle with some of the cilantro and black pepper. Fold in sides; roll up, starting from the edge with cheese and chile pepper. Secure with wooden toothpicks.
4. Dip chicken rolls in egg mixture; coat with cornmeal mixture. Place rolls, seam side down, in a shallow baking pan. Drizzle with butter. 
5. Bake, uncovered, in a 375 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove toothpicks. Meanwhile, heat salsa; serve over chicken.

When Lisa Moawad isn't busy caring for her three young children, she can be found at her personal blog Growing Up Mo' or journaling about her weight loss journey at The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans.

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