Chorizo, cheese, and peppers stuffed into chicken. Win win!
Queso Fundido Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 each link Chorizo
- 3 each Jalapenos
- 4 cups Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese
- 3 each Chicken Breasts boneless/skinless
- Olive Oil
- Toothpicks
Instructions
- Wash jalapenos.
- Slice jalapenos.
- Mince jalapenos.
- Shred cheese, if it isn’t already shredded.
- Put skillet on stove and turn stove top on to medium heat, and no higher.
- Coat with olive oil and place in Chorizo. Stir Chorizo frequently to prevent burning.
- Once Chorizo is cooked, add 2/3 of the jalapenos and mix in with the Chorizo.
- Trim chicken breasts and place one into a plastic bag.
- Grab your meat tenderizer mallet and pound the meat until it is about ¼ inch thick.
- Line broiling pan with foil and replace broiling top.
- Take one chicken breast and put about ¼ - ½ cup of meat and jalapeno mixture in the center.
- Add about ¼ cup shredded cheese on top of the meat mixture.
- Roll chicken breast tightly and seal with a toothpick.
- Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
- Place all on the broiling pan.
- Top chicken breasts with ¼ - ½ cup shredded cheese.
- Top cheese with minced jalapeno.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Notes
- Wear gloves when handling the peppers; the jalapeno juice can really sting!
- Chorizo burns quickly. Brown on med heat and watch it.
- Use two pieces of saran wrap to pound chicken if no Ziploc bags available.
Steps
1. Wash jalapenos. Slice jalapenos and remove seeds. Mince jalapenos. (Wear gloves, the jalapeno juice can really sting!)
2. Shred cheese, if it isn’t already shredded. (Love my Presto Salad Shooter..nope no commissions or kick backs, just love the thing!)
3. Put skillet on stove and turn stove top on to medium heat. Coat with olive oil and place in Chorizo. Stir Chorizo frequently to prevent burning.
4. Once Chorizo is cooked, add 2/3 of the jalapenos and mix in with the Chorizo.
5. Trim chicken breasts and place one into a plastic bag (or between two pieces of saran wrap). Grab your meat tenderizer mallet and pound the meat (great if you have some stress to let out!) until it is about ¼ inch thick.
6. Line broiling pan with foil and replace broiling top. Spray with non-stick spray.
7. Take one chicken breast and put about ¼ – ½ cup of meat and jalapeno mixture in the center.
8. Add about ¼ cup shredded cheese on top of the meat mixture.
9. Roll chicken breast tightly and seal with a toothpick.
10. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts and place all in broiling pan.
11. Top chicken breasts with ¼ – ½ cup shredded cheese.
12. Top cheese with minced jalapeno. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
13. Remove with a spatula (cheese around edges will be crispy…try not to eat it all!) and serve hot.
