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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (538g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

1/3 cup tequila

1/3 cup Rose's lime juice

Calories 526
Calories from Fat 194 (36%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 21.6g 33%
Saturated Fat 5.5g 27%
Monounsaturated Fat 10.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.2g
Trans Fat 0.2g
Cholesterol 92mg 30%
Sodium 479mg 19%
Potassium 578mg 16%
Total Carbohydrate 39.4g 13%
Dietary Fiber 3.3g 13%
Sugars 3.8g
Protein 36.4g 72%

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Margarita Fajitas Chicken

Recipe #13537 | 4½ hours | 4 hours prep | add private note

By: Lori Fields
Oct 31, 2001

This recipe was inspired by a meal I had at a local restaurant. The marinade is also great if you want to leave the chicken breasts whole and grill out in the summer. Of course, a good margarita or sangria are my beverages of choice with this dish.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 12 ounces Corona beer
  • 1/3 cup tequila (Jose Cuervo Gold is best)
  • 1/3 cup Rose's lime juice or lime juice

Fixins

Toppings (as desired)

Directions

  1. 1
    In a medium bowl, combine liquid ingredients.
  2. 2
    Add chicken strips and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
  3. 3
    (Overnight works best, if possible) Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet (it works best for blackening the chicken).
  4. 4
    When thoroughly heated, add the chicken and cook until just starting to turn golden.
  5. 5
    Add the pepper and onion rings and cook until chicken starts to blacken and onions start to caramelize.
  6. 6
    Heat the tortillas in a tortilla warmer.
  7. 7
    If you don't have a tortilla warmer, I've found that putting the tortillas in a glass pie dish with a damp cloth covering them in a microwave for+/- 2 minutes works for me.
  8. 8
    Place 1 or 2 strips of chicken with some of the grilled onions and peppers in a tortilla.
  9. 9
    Top as desired with remaining ingredients.
  10. 10
    It's kinda fun to let people create their own.

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From: Chef Toro

On May 29, 2009

Very bland taste, need to add some spices to the marinade

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  • From: Lisa316

    On Oct 9, 2008

    I have to say I was very leary about the corona but it came out great. I think I found a new fav marinade for chicken.

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    From: DuChick

    On Aug 18, 2008

    Fabulous taste, simple ingredients and easy to throw together! Instead of a Corona, I used a can of the King of Beers (Bud). I used a very large skillet and I'm sure I tantalized the neighbors with the aroma of my Mexican kitchen tonight! My husband has requested we try this with steak strips next time. MERP'd for All New Zaar Cookbook Tag.

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    From: TeresaS

    On Oct 20, 2007

    This dish is well worth the effort. DH would not let me use one of his Corona's. I had to use a Budweiser instead. The rest of the recipe I followed to a T. This is really good and I will make it again. Served it with Easy Refried Refried Beans. Finished the meal off with a margarita using Freezer Margarita. Thanks, for posting Lori Fields

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