Chili's Margarita Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup Margarita Mix liquid
1/4 cup tequila
1 Tbs minced garlic
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste

Procedures:
Pour margarita mix, tequila and garlic over chicken breast and let marinate for 2 hours in refrigerator. When ready to prepare drain and dust with black pepper to taste.

Grilling works best, but you can also use an iron skillet and bring to medium high temperature.

Spray an oil coating into pan and braise chicken breast until done on each side.

Serve chicken breast on top of black beans and serve with your favorite Mexican rice and a generous helping of salsa.

Serves 4

Chili's Chicken Crispers

Ingredients:
Honey Mustard Dressing:
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
pinch paprika
pinch salt

Batter:
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup whole milk
3/4 cup chicken broth (Swanson)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup self-rising flour

6 to 10 cups shortening or vegetable oil (amount required by fryer)

10 chicken tenderloins
1/2 cup flour

Procedure:

1. Make honey mustard sauce by combining ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill until needed.

2. Heat shortening or oil in fryer to 350 degrees F.

3. Combine beaten egg, milk, chicken broth, salt and pepper in amedium bowl. Whisk for about 30 seconds to dissolve salt. Whisk in 1 cup self-rising flour. Let batter sit for 5 minutes.

4. When you are ready to fry the chicken, coat each piece with dry flour (1/2 cup in a medium bowl), then dunk the chicken into the batter. Let a little batter drip off the chicken and lower it into the hot oil and fry for 7 to 9 minutes or until it's golden brown.

Depending on the size of your fryer, you should be able to fry 3 or 4 tenderloins at a time.

Drain fried chicken strips on a rack or paper towels for a minute or so, and serve with the honey mustard dressing on the side for dipping.

Serves 4 as an appetizer or 2 as an entree.

Chili's Grill & Bar's Southwest Chicken Chili

Ingredients:
1/4 C. vegetable oil
1/2 C. diced onions
11/3 C. diced green bell pepper
2 T. diced seeded jalapeño pepper
3 T. fresh minced garlic
4 1/2 C. water
8 tsp. chicken base
2 tsp. lime juice
2 T. sugar
3 T. cornstarch
3 T. ground cumin
2 1/2 T. ground chili powder
4 tsp. ground paprika
4 tsp. dried basil
2 tsp. freshly minced cilantro
11/2 tsp. ground red pepper
1/2 tsp. ground oregano
1/2 C. crushed canned tomatillos (see note)
1 (4 oz.) can diced green chiles, drained
2 (15 oz.) cans navy beans or small white beans, drained
1 (15 oz.) can dark red kidney beans, drained
3 lb. diced cooked chicken breast
Shredded cheese and sour cream for garnish (optional)
Tortilla chips


Procedure:
In 5-quart or larger pot, heat oil over medium heat.

Add onions and sauté along with bell pepper, jalapeño and garlic. Cook until vegetables are tender.

In another container, combine water, chicken base, lime juice, sugar, cornstarch and seasonings. Add to vegetable mixture. Add tomatillos and diced green chiles to pot; bring to boil.

Add beans and chicken; simmer 10 minutes.

Serve topped with cheese and sour cream if desired, with tortilla chips on the side.

Yields about 4 quarts.