Agave Lime Chicken Recipes

TEQUILA LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, chili powder, jalapeno pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken breasts. Refrigerate overnight.
• Heat a grill with coals and brush the rack with oil to prevent the chicken from sticking. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade, sprinkle well with salt and pepper, and grill them skin-side down for about 5 minutes, until nicely browned. Turn the chicken and cook for another 10 minutes, until just cooked through. Remove from the grill to a plate. Cover tightly and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

TAJíN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium-high, direct heat; clean the grates well, then brush them with vegetable oil. Alternatively, heat a grill pan on medium-high and brush the pan with oil.
• Arrange the chicken on a sheet tray and generously season both sides with salt. Whisk together the agave syrup, orange juice, orange zest, chipotles, adobo, garlic, olive oil and Tajín in a medium bowl.
• Brush both sides of the chicken with the Tajín sauce. Grill the chicken, turning and basting often with the Tajín sauce, until cooked through, charred but brick red and glazed, 7 to 9 minutes. Grill the scallions, turning occasionally, until lightly charred on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• Serve the chicken with the grilled scallions, topped with cilantro.

AGAVE-LIME GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except chicken in small bowl mix until well blended. Place chicken in shallow baking dish pour half of marinade over chicken. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Reserve and refrigerate remaining marinade. Grill chicken over medium-hot coals about 15 minutes, turning and basting with reserved marinade, or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Reserve 2 chicken breasts for use in Thai-Style Salad with Shredded Glazed Chicken (see recipe), if desired.

AGAVE-LIME GRILLED CHICKEN WITH FRESH CHERRY SALSA

Steps:

• To Make The Marinade: Place chicken in a ziplock bag. In a bowl whisk together marinade ingredients. Pour mixture over the chicken and reseal, squeezing out excessive air. Allow to marinate at least 4 hours in the refrigerator.
• To Make The Cherry Salsa: Mix ingredients and set aside. Serve over or along side the chicken.
• To Finish: Preheat grill to medium high heat. Once preheated, brush grill lightly with olive oil. Place chicken (if desired lightly season) on grill and cook (with lid closed) 5-8 minutes per side until juices run clear (depending on thickness).

AGAVE LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine agave, lime juice, 1 teaspoon lime peel, salt, rosemary and pepper mix well. Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes brush with agave mixture and bake 15 minutes longer or until juices run clear. Remove chicken from baking pan pour remaining sauce into pan and deglaze. Strain mixture into small saucepan bring mixture to boil. Combine cornstarch and water add to strained sauce. Cook and stir until mixture comes to boil. Boil 1 minute. Stir in remaining lime peel. Slice chicken breast pour hot sauce over slices.