California Chicken

This is one of my favorite meals!! I got this recipe from my bridal shower years ago and I tweaked it to my liking! :) Enjoy!

Ingredients:

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

lemon pepper

2 Roma tomatoes, diced

1/2 C. pitted black olives

1/2 C. chopped onion

1/4 C. dry sherry

1 T. lemon juice

1 tsp. celery salt

1/4 tsp. basil.

1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

1 ripe avocado, sliced

3 slices cheddar cheese (I use Cabot's for lactose-free cheese)

Chicken in foil packets

Place each chicken breast on an appropriate amount of heavy aluminum foil to make a secure packet for the grill. Sprinkle lemon pepper on chicken very liberally. Arrange tomato, olives and onions on top of each chicken breast. Combine sherry, lemon juice, celery salt, basil, cayenne pepper and garlic-drizzle on top of chicken. Seal each packet and cook on grill for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked thru. Do NOT turn the packets. Open the packets, add avocado and cheese. Reseal and cook until the cheese melts, 2-3 mins.

I make double of the sherry sauce. After cooking the chicken, I place it on rice and add the remaining cooked sauce to it! :)