If you love the Monterey Chicken at Chili’s restaurant, you have to try this knock off recipe. It’s fast, easy, and delicious!
I feel like it’s been forever since I shared a dinner recipe. We eat pretty basic in the summer. Easy meals, and lots of BBQ’s. Not a lot to share in the main dish department. But I tried this monterey chicken a few weeks ago and the family loved it. It’s already made it’s second appearance at our table.
I found the recipe over at Mmm Cafe. It is a knock-off recipe for Chili’s Monterey Chicken. I love restaurant knock-off recipes, don’t you? Saves so much money! I’ve never actually had the Monterey Chicken at Chili’s, so I can’t attest to how authentic it is. But I can attest that it is delicious!
How to make Monterey Chicken
Ingredients:
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- bacon
- BBQ sauce
- Monterey jack cheese
- roma tomatoes
- green onions
Cook the bacon in a small skillet till crispy. Meanwhile, bake chicken in a 9×13″ pan at 350° for 20-30 minutes or till juices run clear and internal temperature is 160°. (If you pound it thin, it will bake faster.)
Smother both sides of the chicken with BBQ sauce. Bake 3-5 more minutes. Top with bacon and grated cheese and broil for 30-60 seconds or till cheese melts. Garnish with tomatoes and green onions.
A few more favorite copycat recipes:
MORE RECIPES USING CHICKEN BREAST:
- Mayonnaise Chicken
- Chicken Broccoli Crepes
- Sweet & Spicy Chicken (Instant Pot)
- Chicken Pasta
- Italian Chicken Pasta
- Chicken Flautas
- Sweet & Sour Chicken
- Chicken Pillows
- Lime Butter Chicken
- Chicken ala King
MONTEREY CHICKEN
Monterey Chicken-- Chili's Knock-Off Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 slices bacon halved or chopped (I chopped mine)
- 1/2-1 cup BBQ sauce
- ½ cup grated colby jack or cheddar cheese
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
- 2 green onions sliced
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a small skillet till crispy. Meanwhile, bake chicken in a 9x13" pan at 350° for 20-30 minutes or till juices run clear and internal temperature is 160°. (If you pound it thin, it will bake faster.)
- Smother both sides of the chicken with BBQ sauce. Bake 3-5 more minutes.
- Top with bacon and grated cheese and broil for 30-60 seconds or till cheese melts. Garnish with tomatoes and green onions.
Nutrition
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Hi! This looks so good and I think my family would enjoy it….except for the bbq sauce. Is there an alternative to bbq sauce that the chicken will turn out moist and delicious? Thanks!!
You could probably try using your favorite salad dressing as a substitution. Let me know how it turns out!
This looks so delicious, I had to share it! I featured you here! YUM!
Sitsgirl. You. Have got. Chicken. You have got. Links within. With chicken.
You are now my favorite blog because I am OBSESSED with chicken!
You are now my husbands worst blog because he doesn’t hate chicken, but when wife is cooking we have it a ‘bit’ more often than he likes.
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Glad you found me! It’s always nice to hear from someone who likes chicken as much as I do.
Do you by any chance have an addiction to cookies, muffins, or cheesecake. If so, we are definitely soul mates. 🙂
I bought waaaaay too much chicken the other day. How did you know that this was exactly what I was looking for?? 🙂
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oo i love knock off too!! I made a Olive Garden Chicken Marsala and it was 100 times better than the resturants! we had a chill’s in jacksonville and I loved it. I miss it so!
Yum, that sounds good. Have you posted the recipe?
Sounds wonderful and I always need a new recipe or two so I don’t get in a rut!!
Thank you!
Glad to help you get out of a rut! 🙂
U know I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this on Chili’s menu… btw do u sprinkle the raw bacon over the top of the chicken?
Ooops, you cook the bacon first. I have fixed the recipe. Sorry about that.