Tequila Lime Chicken

Serves: 4
Prep. Time: 4:45

2 - 4 cloves garlic - minced
2 limes - juice of
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 Tbls. tequila
1 Tbls. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. liquid smoke
1 tsp. onion salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 - 1/2 lbs. boned, skinned chicken breast halves
1/4 cup light sour cream
2 Tbls. real mayonnaise - low-fat okay
2 Tbls. spicy, chunky salsa
1/2 tsp. Cajun spice
1 dash dried dill weed
1 dash cumin
1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
2 cups crumbled corn chips OR tortilla chips

-Whisk together garlic, lime juice, soy sauce, tequila, brown sugar, liquid smoke, onion salt, and pepper; pour into a sealable plastic zipper bag; place chicken in bag; refrigerate at least 4 hours, or overnight.
-Whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, salsa Cajun spice, dill, and cumin; cover and refrigerate until needed, at least 1 hour.
-Grill marinated chicken breasts over a medium flame for 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear.
-Place cooked chicken on a broiler pan; spread prepared sauce over each breast and sprinkle evenly with cheese; broil until cheese has melted and browned slightly.
-Serve broiled chicken on a bed of crumbled chips with any remaining sauce on the side.

Make It A Meal: Serve with Spanish rice and salsa on the side.

• I love it and so does my husband. I make it on a regular basis. It is not identical but it sure is close. Instead of crunching up the chips, I use fresh corn tortilla shells, cut them in strips and fry them. Tastes great. Thanks for the recipe.

• I didn't have any Tequila on hand and I didn't have the full time for the chicken to marinade, but the dish turned out wonderful anyway. The meat had a very distinct taste and it wasn't to hot for me. I loved this and so did my picky Hubby.

• My entire family enjoyed this recipe. It tasted very similar to the one served at Applebees. I wouldn't use Miracle Whip in it again because the Miracle Whip has too strong of a flavor.

• Totally yummy!! Worth the little effort, absolutely amazing flavor! Has quickly become my husband's very very favorite!

• Don't use Miracle Whip, I agree. I doubled the recipe so I used a 3/4 can of rotel for the tomato mix in sauce. Everyone loved it!

• I made this for my in-laws and they could not stop talking about it...I recommend this to anyone who is a fan of spicy chicken!

• This is even better than the restaurant version. My very picky husband loved it!!! This is the man who won't eat cheese and he gobbled it up!!!

• Excellent recipe. I used store-bought Mexican style dip for chips instead of making the Mexican ranch sauce. It made it very quick and easy. Quote from my husband "don't forget how you made this"

• AWESOME! My husband, who hates chicken breasts, went back for seconds! I will definitely fix this again and will also fix the white sauce just for snacking. I didn't even use tequila and we still loved the flavor.

• Won't make again.

• I made this 2 times already, once for my husband and once for may parents. It is sooo delicious. Exactly like Applebee's. OUTSTANDING RECIPE!

• I made the recipe last night for the first time! I wanted to tell you that it was incredible! My whole family couldn't get enough! Thank you!

• I thought this was great and I also cut up tortilla shells into small strips and fryed them in the deep fryer as another reader suggested.

• I made this recipe and it was very good. Instead of making the sauce, I mixed ranch dressing with salsa and it was very good...much easier!!

• I made your Tequila Lime Chicken last night for my boyfriend. He absolutely loved it and said it tasted almost exactly the same! I think that's the most detailed thing I've ever cooked but it turned out really well. I used the pico de gallo recipe for the salsa instead and that worked really well. The scour cream/mayo sauce was excellent for dipping. Thank you so much! Ill be making this a few times a month.

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