| Chicken Margarita
Southwestern
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| This is a recipe I contributed to my friend Renee Shepherd’s book, More Recipes from a Kitchen Garden. The tequila and lime juice work magic in this dish, resulting in the most tender chicken you've ever tasted! |
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| Ingredients |
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1 whole boneless chicken breast, halved.
MARINADE:
1 tablespoon oil
1/4 cup tequila
juice of 1 fresh lime
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped jalapeño chile
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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Steps
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| 1 | Lay each chicken breast half on a cutting board and with a sharp knife slice horizontally, creating a total of four fillets. |
| | 2 | Combine marinade ingredients. Place chicken in marinade, cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours, turning often. |
| | 3 | Prepare a grill for medium heat. |
| | 4 | Grill 6-8 minutes total, turning once, until no longer pink inside. |
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| Yield |
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original recipe yield: 2 Servings
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| Notes
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Reprinted with permission from More Recipes from a Kitchen Garden by Renee Shepherd and Fran Raboff.
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