Acapulco Chicken
14 ingredients
18 steps
Ingredients
- 1 package McCormick's Meat Marinade, 1 Ounce Packet
- 1 Tablespoon Cider Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Water
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 Boneless, Skinless Breast Halves
- 2 Jalapenos, Minced
- 1 White Onion, Minced
- 3 Roma Tomatoes, Chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
- 3 Tablespoons Peanut Oil
- 8 ounces, weight Cheddar Monterey Jack Cheese Mix, Shredded
- Salt To Taste
- 1 package Flour Tortillas (8 Count)
- Optional Garnishes: Guacamole, Sour Cream, Shredded Cheese, Chopped Cilantro
Directions
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1Prepare marinade by combining the marinade mix, vinegar, water and olive oil to make a thin slurry, then pour over the chicken breasts, cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
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2Prepare the pico de gallo by mincing jalapenos, onions and tomatoes and mixing together with the lime juice and some salt to taste.
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3Set aside for a couple of hours.
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4Please, please use a glove when seeding and deveining the jalapenos.
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5Its just not worth the pain if you brush your eyes with jalapeno juice on them.
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6Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, then throw the pieces back into the marinade and mix to combine.
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7Get out a cast iron pan or other heavy pan, add a couple Tablespoons of peanut oil and heat the pan on medium high.
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8Saute the chicken, a little bit at a time to get it nice and brown.
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9Add more oil as needed and repeat the process until all of the chicken is cooked.
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10Dont put all the chicken into the pan at once, you dont want to steam it, just brown and cook it.
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11Remove the chicken to another pan when the chicken is browned and finished cooking.
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12Heat that other pan up (the one with the chicken in it), and add a cup or more, to taste, of the pico de gallo, and let the mixture cook over medium heat until most of the liquid has cooked off, stirring to keep it from burning.
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13Turn pan off, and top with shredded cheese, then put a lid on the pan so that the cheese will melt.
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14Warm up the tortillas (in the microwave for a few seconds, or in another dry skillet over medium heat), just until warmed, and prepare to serve the chicken from the pan, as soon as the cheese has melted.
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15Just put some of the chicken mixture on a flour tortilla, top it with guacamole, some sour cream and more of the pico de gallo and roll up, burrito style.
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16Best part of this dish, you can vary the heat by how many jalapenos you put in the pico de gallo.
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17Makes a fun presentation at a party, kids love it, and adults have been known to keep eating.
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18Easily doubled, or tripled.
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