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Monterey Jack Chicken Breasts

Name: Monterey Jack Chicken Breasts
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; Olive oil; Salt; Freshly-ground black pepper; 4 pinches freshly-ground cumin; ½ cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

Cumin and Monterrey Jack cheese add a nice Mexican kick to plain chicken. Your kids will love this recipe.

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349kcal · 17% of your day

Protein: 55 g · 46% of 120 g
Carbs: 1 g · 0% of 220 g
Fat: 12 g · 19% of 65 g

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Fibre: 0 g
Sugar: 225 mg
Sodium: 245 g
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Calculated from all 3 ingredients by weight.

Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 3 servings of about 246 g, the usual size for a main dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

Makes

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Olive oil
Salt
Freshly-ground black pepper
4 pinches freshly-ground cumin
½ cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

Ingredients for 3 servings (740 g) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Brush both sides of chicken with olive oil. Sprinkle liberally with salt, freshly ground black pepper, and 1 pinch of cumin.
2
Place 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 internal temperature reaches 165°F.
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3
Remove and sprinkle with cheese. Place back in oven until cheese is melted.
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4
Serve warm.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.