margarita chicken penne

Name: Margarita Chicken Penne
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southwestern
Ingredients: 2 large boneless chicken breast; 1 package(s) penne pasta; 3 medium roma tomatoes; 1 medium red onion; 2 tablespoon(s) chopped garlic; 2 - limes, juiced; 1 - orange, juiced; 3 ounce(s) tequila; 1 stick(s) butter, salted; 1 teaspoon(s) coarse sea salt; 1/3 cup(s) fresh basil cut into thin strips; 1 package(s) fresh baby spinach

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Tammy OHare

Battle Creek, MI

Updated on Jul 10, 2014

I was trying to figure out what to fix for dinner and started looking at recipes for Margarita. I had no idea what I was doing with it so I took some ideas from various recipes to come up with my own! It turned out great!!

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prep time 4 Hr

cook time 25 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 large boneless chicken breast
1 package penne pasta
3 medium roma tomatoes
1 medium red onion
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 - limes, juiced
1 - orange, juiced
3 ounces tequila
1 stick butter, salted
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/3 cup fresh basil cut into thin strips
1 package fresh baby spinach

How To Make margarita chicken penne

Step 1

Preparation: Place Chicken Breasts, Tequila, lime juice, orange juice and sea salt into a freezer bag to let marinate. At least 3-4 hours. Next time, I may marinate overnight in the refrigerator.

Step 2

Once marinating is complete, coarsely chop tomatoes and set aside. Then dice onion and set aside. Cut fresh basil into thin strips and set aside.
Step 3

Grill Chicken on the grill until cooked thoroughly. Then set chicken aside to rest at least 10 minutes before cutting into chunks.
Step 4

Place noodles on the stove top in boiling water. Cook until firm consistency (Al Dente).
Step 5

In a skillet, melt 1 stick of butter. Add garlic and onion. Cook until caramelized. Add to skillet, tomato, fresh basil and spinach. Cook for 10 minutes on stove top.
Step 6

Cut chicken into bite size chunks then stir into skillet sauce.
Step 7

Once noodles are cooked, strain, then add chicken and tomato sauce to noodles. Stir in shredded Parmesan cheese if desired.
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