Chili's Margarita Grilled Chicken & Mexican Rice

By Addie

"I started with a copycat recipe, added more of my favorite (garlic salt) ingredient, and then made this for my son, as well as for my co-worker, who had just had a baby. Everyone's comment: "Wow! That was really tender, tasty chicken!" (I didn't tell them how incredibly easy it was!) I served it with my Mexican rice (another favorite)and black beans."

Ingredients

• FOR CHICKEN:
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup liquid margarita mix
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• Garlic salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
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• FOR MEXICAN RICE:
• 1 cup white rice
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup salsa
• Cumin, to taste
• Garlic salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1

CHICKEN:

Marinate chicken in margarita mix, tequila, and garlic in refrigerator for several hours, or overnight. (I soaked it overnight, and it was really flavorful.) Remove chicken from marinade, and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper.

Preheat George Foreman or gas grill. Cook chicken just until cooked through (just until juices run clear-don't overcook, or it won't be as juicy). Serve with Mexican rice and black beans.



MEXICAN RICE:

Cook rice in 1 tablespoon oil, until lightly browned. Add chicken broth, salsa, cumin, and garlic salt; cover pan and simmer for about 25 minutes, or until rice is tender.
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REVIEWS:

Wow!! I really liked this. I didn't use all the margartita mix because I didn't want it too sweet. It came out perfect. I will definately be making this often. Thanks!!

I only made the chicken last night and the family and I both agreed that it was not our thing. I let it marinade overnight and that may have been a tad too much because the chicken was sweeter than we were used to (coming from the restaurant). I highly doubt I would try this again, but if I did I wouldn't let it soak for so long. 1 time hit and miss.

This was really good. A quick and easy meal. The chicken was very tender, I will add a little extra seasoning next time. I added some minced garlic before adding the rice to the pot. Served with a mexican bean salad and really enjoyed, thank-you!

Thanks so much for this chicken recipe. This was some of the best grilled chicken I've had. I added 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the marinade and let it marinade about 6 hours....very juicy and flavorful. I also pierced the chicken with a fork before adding it to the marinade. My husband and son also loved it. I found the rice just okay but it went well with the dinner and let the chicken be the star. I added 1/3 cup of salsa to the rice, cilantro and fresh minced garlic instead of the powder, and a pinch of sugar. Served this with Chili's copycat black beans, flour tortillas, lime wedges , reduced fat Monterey Jack cheese and Rick Bayless 's Frontera salsa-mango and key lime flavor and Tostitos Scoops. Muy Deliciouso! Fun dinner and hard to believe , low-fat and pretty healthy. Will do this again for sure! Thanks!

I only made the rice therefore I will only rate the rice: It was delicious. I used "5 minute" rice because the type of rice was not specified and it was not as fluffy as I would have liked, hence the four stars. Other than that it was really good. Next time I will cook it with non-instant rice. Thanks!

This is absolutely the best chicken that I have ever cooked. Instead of buying marg. mix and tequila, I just bought the marg. mix that already had the tequila (Jose) in it. I marinated overnight and cooked them on the charcoal grill. Basted them with Heinz chili sauce the last 5-10 minutes. Very moist and delish!

WOW! I love these two recipes (the margarita chicken and the rice). I've been making this every couple of weeks and it always comes out perfect. For the chicken I used 1 tsp garlic salt and 1/4 ground black pepper (the recipe calls for, to taste). I make extra to use in other dishes. For the rice: I use 1/4 tsp cumin and 1 tsp garlic salt. Another winner! Thanks for sharing.

I have not cooked the chicken yet which I plan to very soon, but I cooked the rice and my boyfriend loved it. It taste 10 times better then Chili's rice which I do not really like Chili's rice at all. I have always been the girl who could never cook rice. But now I can cook it but I use 1/2 a cup of salsa and it gives it a little more flavor. Thanks.