Muenster Chicken

[tiffinpa]

This is a recipe that my grandmother used to make and then my mom would make and we all loved it. It can be altered in different ways. Here's the basic recipe.

Boneless-skinless chicken breasts (1 - 3 lbs. depending on your needs)
Muenster cheese slices (1 - 2 lbs)
chicken broth (4-8 small cans, 2 large cans or 1+ carton)depending on how much chicken your making
bread crumbs
eggs
oil
mushrooms (optional)
rice

Cut chicken into approx. 2"x2" pieces
soak in egg mixture
bread with breadcrumbs
brown in oil on stove
when golden brown transfer chicken to a 9"x13" baking dish (can be smaller if using a smaller amount of chicken. Like 1lb instead of the 3lbs I always make)
place mushrooms over chicken in pan
Place slices of Muenster cheese over browned chicken and mushrooms
Pour chicken broth over chicken and cheese just intil cheese is covered
cook in oven at 350 degrees for approx 20 min - until cheese is melted, slightly browned

While chicken is in oven cook rice (I like making rice with chicken broth)
When chcken is done in oven serve it over a bed of the rice.
The broth keeps the chicken super tender. I always add more broth to the chicken when I store it in the fridge. Also, don't be shy about adding more cheese too.

This dish makes great left-overs and is always a crowd pleaser. Great to have on cool fall/winter nights.

[floridafinn]

we should all write a coupon mom cookbook the recipes are all so good.

[Coupon_Queen]

we should all write a coupon mom cookbook the recipes are all so good.

I second that. Can my pound cake get in there? :P
BTW Tiff this sounds great. I wonder how it would be with crunchy panko breadcrumbs, or even rice added to the dish to cook with the chicken.

[tiffinpa]

I second that.
BTW Tiff this sounds great. I wonder how it would be with crunchy panko breadcrumbs, or even rice added to the dish to cook with the chicken.

I was wondering the same thing about the Panko bread crumbs but didn't have enough to coat all the chicken. I personally like cooking the rice seperate for this recipe only because the chicken absorbs a lot of the broth already but I'm sure if would be great if you added a little more broth. This would be great with a salad and crusty French bread!! YUMMYYY!!