Tequila Chicken Pasta

"Chicken and veggies in a tomato tequila lime sauce over pasta. My husband LOVES this one, it's great in the summer with margarita's, and can easily be doubled for parties. I recently retried this recipe as I wrote it the first time and noticed something was a little off, so I edited it, I think this works better! Thanks for the feedback!"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
2-4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in large skillet.
  • Cook chicken halfway, about 5-7 minutes om med-high heat.
  • Add pepper, garlic and onion to pan, cook an additional 3-4 minutes or until they begin to soften Season with pepper, onion powder, and cayenne.
  • cook additional 2-3 min on medium heat.
  • At this stage add the lime juice and tequila, distributing evenly. Turn flame to low.
  • Add tomato sauce and stir to coat. At this point add the bouillon to the hot water and dissolve. Add the water 1 tbsp at a time and stir, until the desired consistency is reached.
  • Serve tossed with your favorite pasta, (12-16 oz.).

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Reviews

  1. This recipe worked out quite well with only a few alterations (red pepper instead of green, double the lime juice and half the onion powder). I can't say this recipe was special enough for "company food," but it was still quite pleasant. Nice mid-week meal. I only ended up using 1/4 cup of the chicken broth. Made for Spring PAC 2009
     
  2. I had a couple small problems with this recipe. It could be just my personal taste, but the seasonings seemed kind of off. I know I will definately make this again, but I think when I do, instead of garlic salt, I will use fresh minced garlic, and probably skip the onion powder alltogether. Also I will skip the bouillon granules, and also skip adding the water. Eliminating that would eliminate the need to thicken the sauce with cornstarch slurry, and I think the bouillon granules made the tomato sauce too salty. Also, I wanted to taste the tequila in the sauce and after using 4 tablespoons of tequila, I still couldn't taste it, so I added "one glug" more of tequila. Really its a wonderful recipe, just for our own personal tastes, I would only change a few small details.
     
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  1. I had a couple small problems with this recipe. It could be just my personal taste, but the seasonings seemed kind of off. I know I will definately make this again, but I think when I do, instead of garlic salt, I will use fresh minced garlic, and probably skip the onion powder alltogether. Also I will skip the bouillon granules, and also skip adding the water. Eliminating that would eliminate the need to thicken the sauce with cornstarch slurry, and I think the bouillon granules made the tomato sauce too salty. Also, I wanted to taste the tequila in the sauce and after using 4 tablespoons of tequila, I still couldn't taste it, so I added "one glug" more of tequila. Really its a wonderful recipe, just for our own personal tastes, I would only change a few small details.
     

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