Chicken with Jalapeno Cheese Sauce
From peetabear 16 years agoIngredients
- • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper shopping list
- • 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped shopping list
- • 1 large clove garlic, minced shopping list
- • 1 tablespoon canola oil shopping list
- • 4 boneless chicken breast halves shopping list
- • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine shopping list
- • 2 tablespoons flour shopping list
- • 1 1/2 cups milk shopping list
- • 1 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided shopping list
- • few drops hot pepper sauce, or to taste, or a dash of ground cayenne pepper shopping list
- • 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- • ground black pepper shopping list
- • jalapeno pepper rings shopping list
- nacho chips, optional shopping list
How to make it
- Combine bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, garlic, and olive oil. Place chicken breasts in a shallow baking pan sprayed lightly with nonstick cooking spray; add pepper and oil mixture. Bake chicken at 350°, uncovered, 20 minutes.
- While chicken bakes, melt butter or margarine in saucepan. Add flour and stir for 1 minute. Whisk in milk, stirring until sauce starts to thicken. Remove from heat; stir in Cheddar cheese, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper.
- Pour sauce over chicken. Continue baking, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes longer, or until chicken is done and juices run clear. Remove chicken from oven; turn oven to broil. Return chicken to oven; broil just until lightly browned. Arrange on a serving platter with cheese sauce spooned over chicken breast halves. Garnish with jalapeno pepper rings and nacho chips, if desired.
- Jalapeno chicken and cheese recipe makes 4 servings.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Another great post!!!
pleclare in Framingham loved it
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This is one awesome recipe, I can't wait to dive into this, wished I hadn't have started cooking supper yet! Great recipe 5! Dooley
dooley in Crossroads loved it
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Oh yeah, this sounds so yummy! Love the sauce and the spicyness of jalapenos here!
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