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margarita chicken penne

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Tammy OHare
@TLB76
Battle Creek, MI

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!!

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 4 Hr
cook time 25 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For margarita chicken penne

  • 2 lg
    boneless chicken breast
  • 1 pkg
    penne pasta
  • 3 md
    roma tomatoes
  • 1 md
    red onion
  • 2 Tbsp
    chopped garlic
  • 2
    limes, juiced
  • 1
    orange, juiced
  • 3 oz
    tequila
  • 1 stick
    butter, salted
  • 1 tsp
    coarse sea salt
  • 1/3 c
    fresh basil cut into thin strips
  • 1 pkg
    fresh baby spinach

How To Make margarita chicken penne

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 3
    Grill Chicken on the grill until cooked thoroughly. Then set chicken aside to rest at least 10 minutes before cutting into chunks.
  • 4
    Place noodles on the stove top in boiling water. Cook until firm consistency (Al Dente).
  • 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.
  • 6
    Cut chicken into bite size chunks then stir into skillet sauce.
  • 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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