Recipe: Trudy's Stuffed Avocado Special (serves 2)

Stuffed Avocado - menu description
Source: Trudy's

A fried, breaded avocado stuffed with spiced chicken and cheese. Covered with choice of sauce and cheese. Garnished with an avocado slice. Served with lettuce and tomato

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TRUDY'S STUFFED AVOCADO SPECIAL

1 avocado
1/4 cup shredded cooked chicken
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup saltine cracker crumbs
Oil for frying
1/2 cup green chile sauce
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Jack cheese
hot cooked rice and beans (for serving)

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Slice the avocado down the middle and remove the pit and skin. Fill the hollow left by the pit with the chicken. Put the 2 halves of the avocado back together.

Place the buttermilk in a shallow dish, the flour in another shallow dish and the cracker crumbs in a third dish. Carefully holding the avocado together (it's slippery), dip it first in the buttermilk then roll it in the flour to coat completely. Dip it again in the buttermilk and roll it in the cracker crumbs until completely covered.

Heat about 4 cups of oil in a deep saucepan over medium-high heat. Deep-fry the avocado until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove the avocado with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

Place the avocado in a shallow casserole and press firmly to flatten just a little. Cover the avocado with the green chile sauce and Cheddar and Jack cheeses.

Place in the oven until the cheese melts, about 10 minutes.

Serve with rice and beans.

Servings: 2
Source: The Los Angeles Times, 02-06-2002