Are you tired of cooking bland, uninspired chicken recipes? Do you want to add some zest and flavor to your weeknight meals? If so, then margarita chicken is the perfect solution for you! This easy-to-make, incredibly delicious dish is inspired by the classic margarita cocktail, and it packs a punch of flavor that will tantalize your taste buds. With its juicy, tender chicken marinated in a flavorful mixture of tequila, lime, and orange, this recipe is sure to become a family favorite. So, gather your ingredients, prepare to embark on a culinary journey, and discover the best margarita chicken recipe that will take your taste buds on a wild adventure!
Here are our top 16 tried and tested recipes!
BEST GRILLED MARGARITA CHICKEN... EVER!
You've tried the rest now try the best!
Provided by CHEFBIGB
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 5h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place cilantro, pepper, garlic powder, and onion salt in the bowl of a blender. Pour in margarita mix, lime juice, orange juice, tequila, triple sec, and honey. Puree on high speed until smooth, then reduce speed to medium-low, and slowly add the olive oil; blend until creamy. Place chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag or glass bowl; pour marinade overtop and toss to coat. Refrigerate for 5 hours.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate.
- Remove chicken from the marinade, shake off excess, and discard remaining marinade. Grill the chicken until tender and juices run clear, approximately 7 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.1 calories, Carbohydrate 17.7 g, Cholesterol 67.1 mg, Fat 21 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 25.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 681 mg, Sugar 14.3 g
MARGARITA CHICKEN
Steps:
- Rinse the chicken breasts and pat dry; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Place the chicken and marinade in large resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out the air and seal. Let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
- Set up the grill for direct cooking over medium heat and oil grate when ready to start cooking. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Place chicken on hot oiled grill and cook 5 to 6 minutes per side, or until done.
- INDOOR: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare chicken breasts as directed. Roast chicken breasts in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
MARGARITA CHICKEN I
A tangy tasty treat everyone will love. You will not be able to get enough and will be surprised at how easy it is.
Provided by LORRI SABATA
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Skillet
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large skillet combine the margarita mix, lemon juice, lime juice and garlic powder. Mix together, then add chicken. Simmer over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until margarita mix has become a light glaze and chicken is cooked through (no longer pink inside).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 634 calories, Carbohydrate 34.2 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 27.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 89.3 mg, Sugar 30.1 g
MARGARITA CHICKEN WINGS
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 2h50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the chicken wings in a resealable plastic bag. In a small bowl, whisk together the tequila, lime zest and juice, orange zest and juice, agave, crushed peppers and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pour over the wings and seal the bag. Toss the wings in the marinade to coat. Place in the refrigerator and allow to marinate for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Lay the wings out on the tray so they do not touch each other. Bake, flipping the wings halfway through, until cooked through and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile place the marinade in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the wings, turning often and brushing occasionally with the reduced liquid to coat, until golden and crispy, about 4 minutes.
CILANTRO MARGARITA CHICKEN
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Provided by Food Network
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Chop cilantro. Zest/grate lime peel (no white; 1 teaspoon); squeeze limes for juice (3 tablespoons). Combine in medium bowl: mayonnaise, oil, cumin, pepper sauce, cilantro, lime juice, and lime zest. Reserve 1/2 cup marinade for later use. Place remaining marinade and chicken in zip-top bag (or shallow dish); seal bag and toss to coat. Let stand 10 minutes (or overnight) to marinate. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450°F. Line baking sheet with foil. Arrange chicken 2 inches apart on baking sheet and sprinkle with seasoning; bake 10 minutes. Turn chicken over; bake 10 more minutes or until chicken is 165°F. (For more browning, broil 2-3 minutes.) Brush reserved marinade over chicken. Serve.
CHILI'S MARGARITA GRILLED CHICKEN RECIPE
This is delicious and easy! I like to make this on the weekends beause I can marinate the Chicken while I am busy doing other things. Serve with rice and black beans for a quick weekend meal, much cheaper than going out to eat too!
Provided by Little Bee
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 2h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pour margarita mix over chicken breasts, and marinate for 2 hours in refrigerator.
- When ready to prepare, drain and dust chicken breasts with black pepper.
- Grill on an outside grill (or George Foreman works) 3-4 minutes on each side.
- If you do not have a grill use an iron skillet. Bring to medium high temperature and spray skillet with an oil coating. Braise the chicken breasts until done on each side. Place chicken breasts atop Black Beans.
- Serve with a serving of your favorite Mexican rice and Pico de Gallo.
MARGARITA CHICKEN QUESADILLAS
Quesadillas have never tasted so good as when they are filled with slightly sweet onions and peppers and topped with lime butter and salt, the perfect balance of sweet and savory. This version is the perfect recipe for a summer party-or a great way to bring a little bit of summer into the cold winter months. -Stephanie Bright, Simpsonville, South Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield 16 wedges.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place chicken in a large bowl. Add limeade concentrate and toss to coat. Cover bowl; refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight. , In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion and sweet peppers in oil until tender; season with salt and pepper. Remove and set aside; wipe out skillet. Drain chicken and discard marinade., Grill chicken, covered, on a greased rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165°. Cut chicken into 1/4-in. strips; set aside. On half of each tortilla, layer Monterey Jack cheese, chicken, pepper mixture and cheddar cheese; fold over. Combine butter and lime juice; brush over tortillas., In same skillet used to cook vegetables, cook quesadillas over medium heat until cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes per side. Keep warm in oven while cooking remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Sprinkle with cilantro; serve with lime wedges if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 288mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 12g protein.
MARGARITA CHICKEN II
Lime zest, lime juice, gold tequila and honey flavor the sauce for this dish. This is similar to the recipe from a well-known restaurant chain.
Provided by Rayna Jordan
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to Broil.
- Combine the lime zest, lime juice, tequila, honey, oil, cornstarch, garlic salt and pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring, to thicken the sauce.
- Broil chicken breasts for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cooked through (no longer pink inside). Baste with prepared sauce for last 5 minutes of cooking time.
- To serve, arrange a folded tortilla on each of 4 plates; add a chicken breast, 2 tomato wedges and some avocado chunks. Drizzle chicken with remaining sauce and garnish with 2 lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 552.1 calories, Carbohydrate 58.4 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 6.7 g, Protein 35.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 792.6 mg, Sugar 10.9 g
MARGARITA CHICKEN
Marinated in flavors of garlic and lime, this tangy margarita chicken is ready to go whenever the coals are hot! Serve with roasted corn on the cob and lemonade. -Kelly Bruneman, Cedar Park, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine margarita mix, lime juice and garlic. Pour 1 cup marinade into a shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain and discard marinade from chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken on oiled grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 5-7 minutes on each side, basting frequently with reserved marinade.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 230mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 34g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MARGARITA CHICKEN
A great filler for quesadillas or fajitas, this chicken is flavorful and juicy. A real crowd-pleaser!
Provided by orangeteapot
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pound chicken breasts to even thickness. This is important!
- Combine all ingredients in a blender except chicken.
- Pour marinade over chicken and let sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour, up to 24 hours.
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Grill chicken breasts for 7-8 minutes per side, turning once. Since the thick parts have been flattened, the whole breast should develop a nice, caramelized texture without drying out.
- Remove from grill and let rest for 5-10 minutes. Slice for fajitas, or serve whole with lime wedges and cilantro.
MARGARITA FAJITAS CHICKEN
This recipe was inspired by a meal I had at a local restaurant. The marinade is also great if you want to leave the chicken breasts whole and grill out in the summer. Of course, a good margarita or sangria are my beverages of choice with this dish.
Provided by Lori Fields
Categories Chicken
Time 4h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, combine liquid ingredients.
- Add chicken strips and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- (Overnight works best, if possible) Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet (it works best for blackening the chicken).
- When thoroughly heated, add the chicken and cook until just starting to turn golden.
- Add the pepper and onion rings and cook until chicken starts to blacken and onions start to caramelize.
- Heat the tortillas in a tortilla warmer.
- If you don't have a tortilla warmer, I've found that putting the tortillas in a glass pie dish with a damp cloth covering them in a microwave for+/- 2 minutes works for me.
- Place 1 or 2 strips of chicken with some of the grilled onions and peppers in a tortilla.
- Top as desired with remaining ingredients.
- It's kinda fun to let people create their own.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 526.5, Fat 21.6, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 92.8, Sodium 479, Carbohydrate 39.4, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 3.8, Protein 36.4
MEXICAN MARGARITA CHICKEN
I made this recipe up one day after work when I wanted an easy dinner and I had to use up the avocado that was going bad. If you want to ommit the Tequilla go ahead (I just added it becuase we had some left over from a St. Patricks day Party). The measurements are really guidelines becuase I jsut sort of threw things in to taste, so feel free to fiddle with them. Yet overall, I think it turned out pretty well. Enjoy!
Provided by Pauls Kitchen
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 20m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- preheat oven to broil.
- in a small bowl, juice half of a lime (if you like lime feel free to add more).
- open, and dice avocado into small cubes. add to bowl.
- peel and mince 1 clove of garlic.
- add salt, pepper, garlic and chilli powder to taste.
- drizzle with tequilla (optional).
- stir and set aside.
- season chicken breasts.
- cook or grill chicken (i used a george forman, because I was lazy) untill it is almost cooked.
- place chicken in a greased pyrex dish, (or something like that) and cover with avocado mixture.
- grate cheddar cheese over chicken breasts.
- broil untill cheese is melted and bubbling.
- i served mine with nacho chips and mango salsa, but you could easily serve it with rice or a salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 535.4, Fat 37.8, SaturatedFat 12, Cholesterol 122.5, Sodium 1450.6, Carbohydrate 11.6, Fiber 7.5, Sugar 1.1, Protein 39.7
MARGARITA CHICKEN
Make and share this Margarita Chicken recipe from Food.com.
Provided by sweetcakes
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Dip chicken breasts in mixture of oil, lime juice, and honey, then roll in tortilla chip crumbs to coat.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350*.
- While baking chicken, puree tomatoes and chopped cilantro into a sauce.
- Remove chicken from oven, top with puree and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake again for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
- Garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 103.7, Fat 3.3, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 38.4, Sodium 269.9, Carbohydrate 2.9, Sugar 0.8, Protein 15.2
MARGARITA CHICKEN
Provided by Liz Armstrong
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine chicken, tequila and lime juice in small shallow dish. Cover and marinate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours, turning occasionally.
- Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Drain chicken; reserve marinade. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Grill or broil until just cooked through, occasionally basting chicken with some reserved marinade, about 4 minutes per side. Boil remaining marinade in small saucepan 1 minute.
- Cut each chicken breast crosswise into thin slices. Arrange slices on platter. Garnish with lime wedges. Serve, passing marinade separately as sauce.
GRILLED CHICKEN MARGHERITA
Grilled marinated chicken, topped with melted mozzarella, pesto, and cherry tomatoes makes a delicious summer meal! Serve with rice or angel hair pasta.
Provided by France C
Categories BBQ & Grilled Chicken
Time 4h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Gently pound chicken breasts into even thickness using the smooth side of a meat mallet, about 1/2 inch thick. Place chicken into a resealable plastic bag.
- Whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt in a small bowl. Pour over chicken, coat evenly, and marinate for 4 to 8 hours.
- Combine cherry tomatoes, basil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat; lightly oil the grate.
- Remove chicken from marinade and grill with the lid closed for 4 minutes. Flip chicken and grill an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Top each breast with a slice of mozzarella cheese and 1 tablespoon of pesto, then top with cherry tomatoes. Close lid on grill and continue grilling until cheese is melted and chicken is no longer pink inside, about 3 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Using a spatula, carefully remove chicken to a serving platter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 470.7 calories, Carbohydrate 5.3 g, Cholesterol 121.8 mg, Fat 27.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 49.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 652.1 mg
MARGARITA CHICKEN QUESADILLAS
Margarita mix makes the chicken in these baked quesadillas fantastic! Cut into quarters to serve.
Provided by SYLVERWARE
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Stir margarita mix, lemon juice, lime juice, and garlic powder together in a large bowl.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken in the hot oil until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess oil from chicken. Pour margarita mixture into the skillet with chicken; simmer until most of margarita mixture is evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer and drain chicken to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Layer 4 tortillas with chicken, Cheddar cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese; top with remaining 4 tortillas. Place the prepared quesadillas, 1 or 2 at a time, on a large baking sheet.
- Bake quesadillas in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Repeat with remaining quesadillas; cut into quarters to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 812 calories, Carbohydrate 87.3 g, Cholesterol 88.4 mg, Fat 33.6 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 38.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 1287.3 mg, Sugar 15.8 g
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients: Fresh ingredients will give your dish the best flavor. If possible, use organic ingredients to avoid pesticides and herbicides.
- Marinate the chicken: Marinating the chicken will help to tenderize it and infuse it with flavor. You can use a variety of marinades, such as olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and herbs.
- Cook the chicken over medium heat: Cooking the chicken over medium heat will help to prevent it from drying out. Be sure to cook the chicken all the way through, until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use a variety of vegetables: This recipe calls for bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms, but you can use any vegetables that you like. Some other good options include zucchini, squash, and broccoli.
- Serve with your favorite sides: This dish can be served with a variety of sides, such as rice, pasta, or potatoes. You can also serve it with a salad or a bread roll.
Conclusion:
Margarita chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is made with simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand, and it can be cooked in under 30 minutes. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give margarita chicken a try.
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