Spicy Chicken and Shrimp Recipes

If you enjoy the taste of margaritas, why not combine the delicious, fresh flavor with some boneless chicken to make a wonderfully unique dish? Lime, tequila and honey form the base of the sauce and this margarita chicken recipe is served with tortillas, tomato and avocado slices to give a real Mexican look and flavor.

The chicken is basted with the sauce, so the flavors penetrate deeply. This margarita chicken is both tangy and tasty and the flavors combine wonderfully. A lot of boneless chicken recipes use lime or honey but this one combines both of those flavors, as well as tequila, for a deliciously different Mexican chicken recipe. Also for an even more special occasion add in some precooked shrimp you can buy this frozen and have it on hand for whenever your in the mood for a Mexican inspired chicken and shrimp dish.

Margarita Chicken

Ingredients -

1/2 teaspoon Lime Zest
1/4 cup Lime Juice
2 tablespoons Gold Tequila
2 tablespoons Honey
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
6 oz.s Pealed and cooked frozen Shrimp
4 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breast Halves
4 (10 inch) Flour Tortillas, warmed
1 Tomato, cut into 8 wedges
1 Avocado - pitted, peeled, and cubed
1 Lime, cut into 8 wedges 1 Habanero pepper, chopped fine (optional)

Preparation:

Thaw the shrimp in a bowl of cool water in the refrigerator to thaw. This can be done the night before.

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.

Add the shrimp to the sauce to warm do not cook.

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.

Remove from broiler when cooked and let cool slightly so you can cut it up into bite sized pieces. Add this to the shrimp and rest of the sauce.

To serve, arrange a folded tortilla on each of 4 plates; top this with some Mexican rice or yellow Spanish rice. add a the chicken and shrimp mixture with the sauce over the top of the rice. To this add two tomato wedges and some avocado chunks, and garnish with two lime wedges.

NOTE: For a spicier flavor add some crushed red pepper to the sauce to personal taste and allow to cook with other ingredients. May also add some habanero peppers chopped up real fine for a real spicy chicken and shrimp recipe. Alternatively you can add them as a garnish on top of the finished and prepared dish and allow guest to set their own level of spice.

Serves 4

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Photo Description:

A Picture of a traditional Mexican inspired dish our Margarita Chicken Recipe is a wonderful blend of spices that delivers a real far south of the border feel and taste. With the addition of some peppers we can control the level of spices and make this dish a sweet and spicy one. This is a real great spicy chicken and shrimp recipe.