Chicken with Tomatoes and Jack Cheese
Title: Chicken with Tomatoes and Jack Cheese
Categories: Chicken, Cheese
Yield: 4 servings
3 tb Olive oil
1/4 ts Dried oregano
2 Boneless,
skinless chicken -breasts, halved
1 ts Red wine vinegar
Salt and
freshly ground -black pepper to taste
All-purpose flour (about 1/3 cup)
3 tb Dry red vermouth
1 Clove garlic, chopped
2/3 c Coarsely
shredded Monterey-Jack cheese
1 lg Vine ripened tomato, peeled, seeded
1 ts Minced parsley leaves
And diced
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Dust the chicken breasts
on both sides with flour
add to the skillet and cook for 3 minutes. Turn
the chicken and cook 2 minutes longer. While the chicken is cooking, mix
the garlic, tomato, oregano and vinegar. Season the chicken with salt and
pepper. Top each chicken cutlet with an equal portion of the tomato
mixture.
Add the vermouth to the pan (it will sizzle). Sprinkle the cheese evenly over each piece of chicken. Cover the skillet and cook slowly for 1 minute, or until the cheese melts. Place each chicken cutlet on a warmed serving plate and sprinkle with a little chopped parsley. Serve with steamed zucchini and a rice pilaf.
Makes 4 servings.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING: Calories: 315 Protein: 26 g Carbohydrates: 32 g Fat: 17 g Saturated Fat: 9 g Cholesterol: 92 mg Sodium: 600 mg