Grilled Margarita Chicken

I have eaten Mexican Food since I said goodbye to Gerber. My parents grew up in Southern California and as newlyweds, would race to the market for deliveries of warm tortillas. We moved to Oregon when I was just about five years of age and we became fast friends with a family that shared our love of Mexican Food. We would get together often for a feast of Enchiladas, Rice and Beans. I'm not sure who started it and I am pretty certain it is not authentic in any way, but we always put a mix of ketchup and mayo (you know...that pink stuff) on our enchiladas. To this day I am hooked on that sauce!

Well, tonight's meal was not Enchiladas. Instead, I decided to make a little grilled Margarita Chicken.

I served the chicken with rice, beans, and veggies.

This was the marinade for the Chicken.

• juice from 2 limes
• juice from 1 lemon
• 1/3 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tbsp Cholula Chili Lime Seasoning

Marinade 4 boneless chicken breasts for at least 30 minutes, and then, Grill 'em up.

I also served up some yummy veggies with our chicken. I heated 1 tbsp of olive oil in a cast iron pan and threw in some zucchini, Walla Walla Sweet onion, green bell pepper and tomato and cooked, stirring occasionally, until just tender. (I did season the veggies with a bit of the Cholula seasoning while they were cooking.)

This rice is really fun too. This time I threw in a little red and a little green salsa. First, I heated I tbsp of olive oil. Then, I threw in 2 cloves chopped garlic and let it cook for a minute or two. I tossed in 3/4 cup of white long grain rice and let it brown up a bit. I added 1 cup of water, 1/3 cup of red salsa, 1/3 cup of green salsa, 1 tsp of chili powder and 1/2 tsp kosher salt. I brought it to a boil, reduced the heat to low and let it cook for 20 minutes.

For the beans, the credit goes to the lovely Rosarita. I garnished all of this yummy goodness with some sharp cheddar, chopped cilantro and sour cream. I left off the ketchup and mayo sauce this time but I may just have to whip some up for next time!

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~Enjoy~