Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, tequila lime chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tequila Lime Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Tequila Lime Chicken is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, chili powder, jalapeno pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the tequila, olive oil, salt, garlic, jalapenos and cilantro. Blend the mixture until totally combined.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have tequila lime chicken using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Tequila Lime Chicken:
- Take 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Get 1 cup olive oil infused with 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Take 4 Tbsp. tequila
- Take 4 Tbsp. fresh squeezed lime juice
- Get 3 tsp. hot sauce
- Prepare 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- Make ready 2 tsp. ground ginger
- Get 2 tsp. chili powder
- Take 1 tsp. each salt and pepper
- Get 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- Take Toppings:
- Make ready strips cheddar cheese, tortilla
Tequila Lime Chicken bursting with flavor from the tasty margarita style marinade made with tequila, lime juice, cilantro and spices. This grilled chicken recipe is easy to make (I even share my time-saving shortcut) and is always a crowd favorite. Budget friendly too (chop it up and make lots of tacos!) With Applebee's Fiesta Lime Chicken, the chicken is grilled. For this Tequila Lime Chicken recipe, it is baked chicken - this usually tends to be much easier when it comes to meal prep and you don't have to go outside to get the perfect chicken!
Instructions to make Tequila Lime Chicken:
- Begin by making marinade. In a bowl, whisk together oil, tequila, lime juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ginger, chili powder and salt & pepper. Reserve 2/3 cup of marinade for later use.
- Cut each chicken breast in half.
- Place inside ziplock bag and pound to 1/4 inch thickness with meat pounder.
- Place in marinade turning to coat evenly. Place covered in fridge for minimum of 30 minutes.
- Grill chicken until thoroughly cooked and browned.
- Meanwhile, place reserved marinade in pan and boil over medium high heat for 3 minutes or until reduced/thickened.
- Add heavy whipping cream and whisk until completely incorporated. Remove from heat.
- Serve chicken smothered in cream sauce and toppings of choice. Enjoy!
There are a couple of ways you can prepare this tequila lime chicken. Margarita Chicken, is one of those dishes that just screams fun. The marinade is a combination of tequila, lime, garlic and spices — and it's loaded with bright Southwestern flavor. Contrary to what you might think, this recipe is family friendly. The tequila is mild and the chicken isn't too spicy.
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