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Margarita Chicken

Serve this zesty chicken and its sauce over well-buttered white rice or coconut rice.

Ingredients

Marinade and sauce

  • 3 T. olive oil
  • Zest of three limes plus their juice
  • Zest of two oranges plus their juice
  • ¼ cup tequila
  • 2 T. agave nectar or honey, or to taste
  • ½ t. salt
  • pinch of red pepper flakes

Chicken

  • 4 small boneless breasts pounded to an even thickness, or 2 large breasts halved horizontally to make 4 cutlets
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 T. cornstarch blended with 1 T. cold water

Instructions

  • Mix marinade ingredients. Put ⅓ of the marinade in a shallow dish with the chicken, turning to coat. Reserve the other ⅔ for the sauce. Let the chicken sit in the marinade while you prepare the rest of the meal and wait for the grill to be ready.
  • Drain chicken and discard that marinade. Lightly salt and pepper each side of the cutlets to taste. Grill indoors, outdoors, or sauté in a skillet over medium heat until done, flipping once. If using a skillet, don’t crowd the pan--work in batches instead.
  • Make the sauce: in your smallest saucepan, bring the reserved marinade to a simmer. Stir in the cornstarch slurry. Cook, stirring, just until thickened.
  • Serve the chicken over rice and drizzle a spoonful or two of the sauce over the top.