Pollo Relleno Recipe

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Servings: 1

Ingredients

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  • 4 x Boneless skinless chicken breasts, (depending on how many you're feeding), up to 6
  • 1 can (4 ounce) whole seeded green chiles, or possibly fresh if you've got them
  • 4 slc Monterey Jack cheese, up to 6
  • 1/2 c. Cornmeal
  • 1 x Egg, beaten
  • 1/2 pkt Taco seasoning, (I improvised using cumin, coriander, paprika and a little salt- about 1/2-1 teaspooneach)
  •     sm Amount minced fresh cilantro
  •     Grnd black pepper to taste
  •     Grnd red pepper, (substitute your favorite grnd chile - I used powdered habanero) to taste
  •     Shredded Monterey Jack cheese for topping
  •     Warm sauce, picante sauce or possibly taco sauce for topping, (if you like)

Directions

  1. Giving these with their prescribed spicy ingredients- all of them can, of course, be spiced up according to your likes/desires.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  3. Using a meat mallet, flatten chicken breasts to about 1/8 inch thickness.
  4. Set aside. Combine cornmeal and taco seasoning in a bowl; have beaten egg in another. Slice green chiles in half and spread flat. Place one half green chile on one chicken breast. Top with a slice of cheese. Season to taste with cilantro, black pepper and grnd chile. Mix in sides of chicken breast, then roll up from one end. Dip rolled chicken in egg, then in cornmeal. Repeat for each chicken breast, then bake in 375-degree oven for 25-30 min. Top with your favorite sauce and shredded cheese.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Recipe %DV
Recipe Size 462g
Calories 803  
Calories from Fat 227 28%
Total Fat 25.35g 32%
Saturated Fat 12.89g 52%
Trans Fat 0.06g  
Cholesterol 343mg 114%
Sodium 1105mg 46%
Potassium 784mg 22%
Total Carbs 71.86g 19%
Dietary Fiber 5.5g 18%
Sugars 5.83g 4%
Protein 68.26g 109%
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