Recipe: Tasty Tequila Lime Chicken

Tequila Lime Chicken.

You can cook Tequila Lime Chicken using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tequila Lime Chicken

1. You need 1/2 cup of gold tequila.
2. You need 6 of juice of 6 limes.
3. You need 2 of juice of 2 oranges.
4. You need 1 tbsp of chili powder.
5. It's 1 tbsp of minced poblano pepper.
6. You need 1/2 cup of chopped fresh cilantro.
7. You need 1 tbsp of minced fresh garlic (3 cloves).
8. It's 2 tsp of kosher salt.
9. It's 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper.
10. Prepare 2 lb of chicken breasts.

Tequila Lime Chicken step by step

1. Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, chili powder, poblano pepper, cilantro, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly..
2. Add trimmed chicken to the marinade..
3. Refrigerate over night, covered..
4. Heat grill and brush the grates with vegetable oil to prevent the chicken from sticking..
5. Remove the chicken breast from the marinade and sprinkle with salt and pepper..
6. Grill on one side for about 5 minutes over direct, high heat until nicely browned..
7. Turn the chicken and cook an additional 10 minutes until just cooked through (145°F)..
8. Remove the chicken from the grill and place on a plate..
9. Cover tightly and allow to rest for 5 minutes..
10. Serve hot..
11. Pairs well with a lager: a crisp, refreshing light beer..