Recipe Favorites: Chicken Stuffed with Green Chiles and Cheese (

1 1/2 cups grated cheddar/jack cheese (I used Kirkland four cheese blend from Costco which is relatively low fat.) half of a

4 oz. can diced green Anaheim chiles with juice (or more, to taste, note these chiles are not jalapenos)

1/4 cup light sour cream (not fat free)

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1/8 cup 100% whole wheat bread crumbs, finely crushed Preheat oven to

375 F. Spray a medium sized flat baking dish with nonstick spray. Pound chicken breasts until they are very thin, about 1/4 inch (see below if you're not sure how to do this). In a bowl with a fork, mash together cheese, chiles with juice, and sour cream until barely combined. Spread

1/4 of the cheese mixture over each chicken breast, avoiding the very edges. Roll up the chicken, starting with smallest end, and secure each chicken breast with

2 toothpicks. Combine parmesan cheese and whole wheat bread crumbs on a plate. Roll each chicken breast in cheese/crumbs combination. Place chicken in baking dish and bake about 30 minutes, until the chicken is firm, but not hard, to the touch. I cook this in my toaster oven, and I like to switch to the broiler for 3-5 minutes to brown the top once the chicken is done. To pound chicken breasts: Trim fat and tendons from chicken and place one breast at a time inside a small heavy-duty ziploc bag. Hit with meat mallet or any heavy object you have on hand until chicken is about 1/4 inch in thickness. Don't worry if some pieces of chicken kind of break apart; you can tuck them in when you cook the chicken and it will be fine. Here is the original recipe if you're interested in seeing it. If you like this recipe, you might also like Baked Chicken Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Basil, and Goat Cheese Printer Friendly Recipe South Beach Suggestions: This would be phase two for South Beach, due to the bread crumbs, but you could replace those with more parmesan cheese if you wanted to make this for phase one. I would serve this with a low-fat veggie option, like Georgette's Greek Zucchini or Roasted Broccoli with GarlicFor phase two or three add something like Lake Powell Spicy Rice Things you might want to know: You can get Kalyn's recipes by e-mail. There's a great way to print recipes on Kalyn's Kitchen. It's easy to find out who's hosting Weekend Herb Blogging this week. There are actual rules for Weekend Herb Blogging. Here is another place where I write more about food. Tags: Food Recipes Cooking South Beach Diet Recipes Low Carb Recipes Low Glycemic Index Recipes Diabetes Friendly Recipes