Mexican Chicken Kiev

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 chicken breast halves, skinned and boned
• 7 ounces green chilies, diced
• 4 ounces monterey jack cheese, cut into 8 strips
• 2/3 cup finely ground dry bread, crumbs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 32 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/3 cup green onion, sliced
• salt and pepper
• hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 flatten chicken breasts between waxed paper.
• 2 put about 2 tablespoons chilies and 1 cheese strip in center of each chicken piece.
• 3 roll up and tuck ends under.
• 4 combine remaining ingredients, except butter, to make crumb mixture.
• 5 dip each stuffed chicken in shallow bowl containing melted butter and roll in crumb mixture.
• 6 place chicken rolls seam side down in oblong baking dish.
• 7 cover and chill 4 hours or overnight.
• 8 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 9 bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until done.
• 10 prepare tomato sauce:
• 11 combine all ingredients in a pan and heat well.
• 12 pour heated tomato sauce over chicken.