Margarita Lime Chicken

[Ishi]

I know the title sounds weird:D
I had a wild idea. I don’t cook chicken much but I was kinda hungry for it today. Here’s goes my brain storm.
Ingredients
Chicken Breast
Limes
Margarita ( Jose Cuervo )
One jalapeño per breast
Cream Cheese
Blackened Seasoning
Cilantro
I butterflied each breast and put them in a ziplock bag with two limes cut in slices, blackened seasoning, some chopped up cilantro, and and good shot of Jose Cuervo.

They marinated for several hours. After marinating for several hours the grill was set at 375 degrees. A seeded jalapeño was full with cream cheese and placed in the butterflied breast then the breast was wrapped with bacon.

They were cooked 45 minuets and they were really good. I could taste the lime but I needed more blackened seasoning on them.
This was a different twist to just plain old chicken cooked on the grill.

A thunderstorm came in so they were finished in the oven the last 10 minuets

 

[KrisUpInSmoke]

That looks good! That's a bold combination of flavors you put together. I went and looked up what all is in blackening seasoning. Sounds like a good mix of flavors.

 

[flatbroke]

It’s margarita time somewhere. Looks perfect

 

[RiversideSm0ker]

Very nice. I like the idea and the twist on the norm. Great job.

George

 

[motocrash]

One jalapeño per breast

That many makes my nipples sting.

two lines cut in slices

Wow! There is a fiesta there!
Good looking chicken!

 

[gmc2003]

Nice, very very nice. Way to go Ishi they look great.

Point for sure.

Chris

 

[tallbm]

They look great! I guess that is what we would call a chicken version of an Armadillo Egg.

I love Margarita lime chicken but I don't do it too often. I'll have to get back on it as I think some lightly Mesquite smoked margarita lime marinated chicken breasts would be just what the doctor ordered :)

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I might need to keep some Tequila on hand just to try this... <Not a huge fan of Tequila..never had a margarita in my life>

 

[tallbm]

I might need to keep some Tequila on hand just to try this... <Not a huge fan of Tequila..never had a margarita in my life>

You can usually omit the tequila. Here is a post to where I did a Smoked Margarita Chicken Galantine (which is a deboned chicken suffed and wrapped). I give the marinade a 2 thumbs up. You can go to the 1st post in the thread if you would like to try and replicate what I did. I need to do this again now that I can get my smoker to 325F and solve the chicken skin issue I had :)
Smoked Margarita Lime Chicken Galantine !!!

 

[tallbm]

You can usually omit the tequila. Here is a post to where I did a Smoked Margarita Chicken Galantine (which is a deboned chicken suffed and wrapped). I give the marinade a 2 thumbs up. You can go to the 1st post in the thread if you would like to try and replicate what I did. I need to do this again now that I can get my smoker to 325F and solve the chicken skin issue I had :)
Smoked Margarita Lime Chicken Galantine !!!

dwdunlap if you ever want to expand your chicken options, this is a one that will impress :)

 

[TomKnollRFV]

You can usually omit the tequila. Here is a post to where I did a Smoked Margarita Chicken Galantine (which is a deboned chicken suffed and wrapped). I give the marinade a 2 thumbs up. You can go to the 1st post in the thread if you would like to try and replicate what I did. I need to do this again now that I can get my smoker to 325F and solve the chicken skin issue I had :)
Smoked Margarita Lime Chicken Galantine !!!

Might have to do this with my big grill, I can offset the coals with pear wood to at least some what smoke, and it can get hot enough directly over them to crisp things up! I know the family loves any type of stuffed chicken, can't blame them there..even better when bacon is involved!