8.17.2011

california chicken

you'd think since i've been away from this blog for so long that i'd come up with a truly fantastic feast to serve as my "I'M BACK" post. alas, i have only this easy (but yummy!) chicken recipe. it has avocado, therefore it MUST be californian.

so here we go. the ingredients:

2 chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 avocado - peeled, pitted, sliced
1 ripe tomato
monterey jack cheese, for topping

what you do: preheat the oven to it's broil setting on high. heat the oil on a grill pan and add the onion powder. a skillet will work also, but here's what i use:


add the chicken and cook about 7 minutes per side until chicken is browned and almost done. remove chicken and place on a cookie sheet. top each chicken breast with a few slices of tomato and a few slices of the cheese. place under the broiler until cheese is bubbly and browning. top with slices of avocado. 

i served this with fine green beans (just steamed) and a baked sweet potato.