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Fiesta Week – Grilled Fiesta Tequila Chicken

July 22, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 4 Comments

Need some healthy grilled chicken to go along with all this fiesta food!

Check out one of our absolute favorite ways to spice up the grill.

dinner Fiesta Week Grilled Fiesta Tequila Chicken

WHAT YOU NEED:
1 whole chicken, cut up
1/2 cup of good tequila, love me some tequila
1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
2 limes, juiced
2 oranges, juiced
2 lemons, juiced
1/2 cup pineapple juice
2 jalapenos, diced
4 cloves of Garlic, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 T cumin
1 t chili powder
1 t paprika
S&P
Cayenne Pepper to taste (Optional)
WHAT TO DO:
Grab your chicken, rinse and pat it dry.  Toss the cleaned chicken into a large plastic ziploc bag.
Grab a big bowl and pour the tequila, olive oil, juices, jalapeno, cilantro, spices and S&P.  Mix well.
Pour your marinade over the chicken in the bag.  I also throw my squeezed limes, oranges and lemons, in with the chicken.
Place in the fridge and let marinate for at least 1 hour, but I let it go overnight.
Heat your grill up good and high.  Spray with cooking spray to keep chicken from sticking.
Grill chicken until cooked through and juices run clear and the internal temperature hits 170.  Takes a good 15-20 minutes or so for the big breasts and thighs.  Less time for the wings and legs.
dinner Fiesta Week Grilled Fiesta Tequila Chicken

Grab a margarita and it’s dinner time!

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Mexican Fiesta Week – Tequila Lime Chicken

May 4, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 10 Comments

Welcome to day 2 of Mexican Fiesta Week.

As you know…

I love me some margaritas…

dinner Mexican Fiesta Week Tequila Lime Chicken

So I’ve decided to dust off a fabulous recipe that combines your meal with your tequila.

This is the fabulous Tequila Lime Chicken courtesy of my girl Julie over at Mommie Cooks

Now I make mine totally different, I usually marinate chicken pieces for a day then grill it on the bbq…

She does the whole darn bird in the oven!

It’s a great take…check it out.

My recipe OCD changes are in italics…you all know how I am!

dinner Mexican Fiesta Week Tequila Lime Chicken
Mommie says -
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 whole chicken
1/4 Cup of Tequila
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil
1/2 tsp of Chicken Base (or 1/4 Cup of Broth)
1 Lime, Juiced
1 orange juiced
1 lemon juiced
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 jalapeno diced
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Small Bunch of Cilantro, Chopped
1 tsp of Cumin
1 tsp of Chili Powder
1 tsp of Paprika
1/2 tsp of Salt
1/4 tsp of pepper
Cayenne Pepper to taste (Optional)
WHAT TO DO:
Grab your chicken, rinse and pat it dry.  Drop it into your baking dish and sprinkle the dry spices; cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt, pepper and cayenne on both sides of your bird.
Next you’ll want to mix together your tequila, olive oil, chicken base (or broth), lime juice, orange juice, lemon juice, jalapeno, pineapple juice, garlic, and cilantro.  Now pour your cilantro mixture over the top of your chicken.  It should be starting to look good already and you haven’t even begun cooking it!

This is optional, but I threw my squeezed limes, oranges and lemons, into the cavity of the chicken.  I would have mulched them up anyway and this way, I get every last bit of lime flavor infused into my chicken.

Throw your chicken into your oven heated up to 350 degrees.  Cook it covered for the first 1.5 hours and then uncovered for the last 30 minutes, basting once or twice with the chicken’s juices the last half hour.

Cooking times will vary depending on the weight of your bird, but as a reference, the internal temperature of your bird should reach 180 degrees.  If you have a meat thermometer, stick it into the bird once you get to the uncovered portion of your cooking time.  You should stick the thermometer between the leg and the breast to hit the deepest part of the chicken.

Once your chicken hits that magic number of 180, pull it out and prepare to feast on something spectacular.  If this doesn’t make your mouth water, I don’t know what will.

dinner Mexican Fiesta Week Tequila Lime Chicken

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Apricot Cedar Roasted Salmon

June 23, 2010 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 33 Comments

dinner Apricot Cedar Roasted Salmon

Some of you are new here so let me just get this out in the open…I am a Food Network freak.  All three of my kids grew up on it (ha, grew up like they’re 20 or something, Keegan is only 5) but they all love it too.  I think that Keegan’s first word was not mama, but Rachael.  It’s always on in the background and I’ve pretty much seen every episode they’ve produced in the last 5 years.  That’s honestly why I don’t watch as much anymore…there are only so many times you can watch Paula make shrimp and grits.

People always ask me where I get my recipes.  Many are dishes I’ve seen on the Food Network then put my own spin on.  You know me, I can’t follow a recipe to save  my life!  I get the general gist of how something is made then I’m off and running, experimenting, tinkering, and embellishing…it’s sort of like scrapbooking, with food!

Anyway I was always curious as to what those cedar planks were all about in the grocery store and then I saw Guy Fieri whip up a salmon dish with them.  This is my take on his Johnny Garlic’s cedar salmon.  It’s easy, delicious, and fast.  Make it for company, they’ll think you’re a 5 star chef.  It’s got a big, TA-DA factor!

dinner Apricot Cedar Roasted Salmon

2 T canola oil

2 jalapenos, sliced into rings

1 onion sliced thin

1 T garlic, minced

1/2 cup tequila

1/4 cup whole-grain mustard

1 cup apricot preserves

1 lime zested

1 large cedar plank

1 large salmon fillet

S&P

Parchment paper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a small saute pan over medium heat, heat oil. When hot, add jalapenos and onions and saute until soft. Add garlic, and saute for an additional minute or so. Deglaze with tequila.  Next add mustard and apricot preserves and bring to a simmer. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes and let completely cool.

dinner Apricot Cedar Roasted SalmonPlace parchment paper on plank, add salmon, season with S&P.  Heap cooled apricot mixture on top of salmon.  Place cedar plank on gas burner. When plank has begun to smoke, place into preheated oven.  Slide a baking sheet onto the rack below cedar plank in case the apricot mixture drips…it’s tough to clean off your oven!!

Cook salmon until medium-rare; remove from oven and let sit for 2 to 3 minutes until serving. Garnish with lime zest.

I apologize for the ugly pictures.  My camera is acting up and this is the only shot that came out.  Ugly plating and all…but it was still mighty tasty!

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