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Applebee's Tequila Lime Chicken Recipe
Applebee's Tequila Lime Chicken
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Rating: 4.0 (1 reviews)
 

Menu Description: "A tender boneless chicken breast marinated with lime juice and tequila flavors and grilled. Served on a bed of crisp tortilla strips. Topped with a Mexi-ranch and Jack-Cheddar sauce. Served with Southwest rice and pico de gallo".

Because of the huge success of this dish, Applebee's has recently changed the name to "Fiesta Lime Chicken", and trademarked the name. Most people still know this dish by it's original title, so that's what I'm going with for this book. When making your clone, just be sure not to marinate the chicken for much longer than the 2 to 3 hours specified, or the acid in the lime juice may toughen your chicken. The bed of crispy corn tortilla strips can be easily made by simply crumbling store-bought tortilla chips, or, if you want strips more closely resembling those served at the restaurant, just follow the Tidbits below. Serve this dish with your choice of rice and some pico de gallo on the side.

Marinade
1 cup water
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carose  
Submitted on 03/15/12
Marinated 2 1/2 hours, but had to broil chicken on high twice as long. Chicken came out very tender. I omited the tequila. The Mexi-Ranch Sauce didn't taste close to the original, so I added 1 tsp ketchup. My family loved it!