Name: Monterey Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 4 Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless; 2 Tablespoons Cooking oil (If pan searing); 1/2 Cup Barbecue Sauce (your favorite); 1 Cup Pepper Jack Cheese (shredded); 1/2 Cup Bacon Bits (cooked); 2 Tablespoons Green Onion (minced)

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This Monterey Chicken recipe is an easy weekday meal that’s fancy enough for company too. This grilled chicken recipe is juicy chicken, crispy bacon and sweet barbecue sauce, what’s there not to love!?!

This easy grilled chicken recipe is an all-time favorite at our house! This easy chicken recipe is one of those rare meals everyone loves. We love to eat it with a side of mashed potatoes, baked potato or rice.

Helpful Hints:

You can use grilled chicken or pan-seared chicken with this recipe
Use your favorite BBQ sauce. My family loves the Sweet Baby Rays.
The green onions are optional in this recipe. I love the sharp flavor!
You can use shredded cheddar cheese if you have little ones who don’t prefer the spice in the pepper jack cheese.
The bacon I prefer to use is fresh, crispy bacon but even the bacon bits from Costco work great. You can add them to the chicken dish before baking and they’ll crisp right up!
I like to grill the chicken, add the toppings and then immediately put it into the oven on broil to melt the cheese but you can also cook the chicken ahead of time and then just warm everything up in the oven when you need it. Both methods work great!

Monterey Chicken

This easy chicken recipe is easy enough for any weekday meal and fancy enough for company. Quick, easy and definitely a delicious crowd pleaser everyone loves!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

cooling time 2 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings people

Calories 624kcal

Ingredients

4 Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless
2 Tablespoons Cooking oil (If pan searing)
1/2 Cup Barbecue Sauce (your favorite)
1 Cup Pepper Jack Cheese (shredded)
1/2 Cup Bacon Bits (cooked)
2 Tablespoons Green Onion (minced)

Instructions

Grill your chicken breasts. Salt and pepper to taste. Make sure chicken is cooked thoroughly but not over done.
Place cooked chicken breasts in a baking dish. Add barbeque sauce, shredded pepper jack cheese, bacon bits, and green onions. (green onions are optional)
Place chicken in oven and broil till the cheese is bubbly, melted and golden brown. (about 5 minutes) Enjoy!

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