Monterey Jack Chicken Breasts
Traditional dish with skinless chicken breasts, cumin, monterrey jack cheese.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- to taste olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- 4 pinches cumin
- ½ cup monterrey jack cheese
Steps
- Brush both sides of the chicken with olive oil.
- Sprinkle liberally with salt, freshly ground black pepper, and 1 pinch of cumin.
- Place the chicken in a large roasting pan and insert a probe thermometer into one of the breasts.
- Bake in the center of a 400°F oven until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Remove and sprinkle with cheese.
- Place back in the oven until the cheese is melted.
- Serve warm.
Adapted from “Monterey Jack Chicken Breasts”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.