Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tequila lime chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, chili powder, jalapeno pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Crumbling store-bought tortilla chips is the easy way to make the bed of crunchy chips that the tequila lime chicken rests on. Stack the halves on top of each other and slice the tortillas into thin strips.
Tequila lime chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Tequila lime chicken is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have tequila lime chicken using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tequila lime chicken:
- Get 1/2 cup Tequila
- Get 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (5 or 6 limes)
- Take 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (2 oranges)
- Prepare 1 tbsp Chili powder
- Make ready 1 tbsp minced jalapeño (1 pepper, seeded)
- Prepare 1 tbsp minced fresh garlic (3 cloves)
- Get 2 tsp kosher salt
- Get 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Make ready 3 whole (6 split) boneless chicken breasts, skin on
Its flavor is kicked up a notch with chili powder, garlic powder, and fresh cilantro. Sweetened slightly with honey and tied together with olive oil, the chicken stays nice and moist. 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.
Instructions to make Tequila lime chicken:
- Combine the Tequila, lime juice, orange juice, chilli powder, jalapeño pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. add the chicken breasts. refrigerate overnight.
- Heat a grill with coals and brush the rack with oil to prevent the chicken from sticking.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade, sprinkle well with salt and pepper, and grill them skin-side down for about 5 minutes, until nicely browned.
- Turn the chicken and cook for another 10 minutes, until just cooked through. Remove from the grill to a plate. Cover tightly and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve hot at room temperature.
Budget friendly too (chop it up and make lots of tacos!) Tequila Lime Chicken, a.k.a. 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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