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Guy Fieri’s Red Rocker Margarita Chicken

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Seriously, the most amazing grilled chicken sandwich ever!

I recently received Guy Fieri's new cookbook in the mail, it's called Guy Fieri Food: Cookin' It, Livin' It, Lovin' It. I'm going to have to be honest with you, I flipped through it and then put it down. My husband however, picked it up, flipped through it and bookmarked the page for the Red Rocker Margarita Chicken recipe and then persuaded me over several weeks to make it. Well, I'm glad I did. This is one moment I can say, honey, you were right with a straight face.

Red Rocker Margarita Chicken (Grilled Chicken Sandwich) from thelittlekitchen.net

The book is huge, it's over 400 pages long with over 150 recipes. Guy laces different stories with each recipe, which makes it kind of neat. The Red Rocker Margarita Chicken is a sandwich inspired by Sammy Hagar, I think that's really cool! I love the show Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives but I really thought this book wouldn't be my kind of thing but I was wrong. There are some other dishes I want to try in the book including Chicken & Seafood Paella, Steak Diane and Fire-Roasted Shrimp Cocktail.

Dry Ingredients for Marinade

This tequila marinated chicken sandwich is an easy dish to make. Marinate the chicken in the seasonings, cilantro, roasted red bell peppers, tequila, etc. for 4-8 hours and you end up with a very moist grilled chicken.

Tequila Marinade
I placed the zippered plastic bag in a casserole dish before adding the marinade.

I put the bag in a casserole dish to be cautious, just in case the bag leaked or just in case I spilled the marinade.

Chicken Marinating
The chicken after marinating for 5 hours

The marinade smelled so good! This is the first time I cooked with tequila and it won't be the last!

The chicken is very moist and the pop of flavor from the fried roasted red peppers makes this sandwich a winner!

I can't wait to make this tequila-marinated grilled chicken sandwich again! The flavorful marinade and the fried roasted red peppers were so good! I got yelled at for eating too many of the fried roasted red peppers before we put our sandwiches together. They are addictive, the tequila flavor popped in your mouth when you bit into it.

Have you cooked with tequila before? I want to hear all about it if you have.

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Red Rocker Margarita Chicken from thelittlekitchen.net
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Red Rocker Margarita Chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 jalapenos, cut into thin rounds
  • 3 Tbsp cilantro leaves
  • 1/4 cup tequila
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp red chili flakes
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 Tbsp dried oregano
  • Juice of 2 limes, about 1/4 cup
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 roasted red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp granulated garlic
  • 2 cups canola oil
  • 4 kaiser rolls
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 green cabbage head, very thinly sliced
  • 4 oz. thinly sliced provolone

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, combine the jalapenos, cilantro, tequila, minced garlic, chili flakes, cumin, oregano, lime juice and 1 tsp of salt. Place the chicken and bell peppers in a resealable 1-gallon plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for 4 to 8 hours.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, the remaining 1 tsp salt and the granulated garlic.
  • Preheat a grill to high. In a medium heavy-bottomed pot, heat the canola oil to 350 degrees F.
  • Remove the chicken from the marinade. (Leave the roasted red peppers in the marinade.) Grill the chicken until cooked through, turning several times to prevent burning, about 12 minutes in all. Cover the cooked chicken and let sit for 5 minutes. Thinly slice the chicken across the grain.
  • Remove the roasted peppers from the marinade, dredge them in the flour mixture, and fry in the oil until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes, working in batches as needed. Drain on paper towels.
  • Split and lightly toast the rolls. Spread mayonnaise on the bottom halves. Stack each roll evenly with the cabbage, onion, chicken breast, fried peppers and cheese.
  • *Roast bell peppers over an open flame or under the broiler, turning to char on all sides. Skin and seed them.

Notes:

  • I cheated a little and used jarred roasted red bell peppers.
  • I ended up using 3 limes
  • We toasted the kaiser rolls on the grill just for a minute or two on each side so they didn't burn.

Notes

From Guy Fieri Food: Cookin' It, Livin' It, Lovin' It by Guy Fieri, 2011. Reprinted with permission from William Morrow (an Imprint of Harper Collins).
Red Rocker Margarita Chicken from thelittlekitchen.net
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Disclosure: I received a copy of the book from the publisher. I was not asked to post about it but after making this dish, I just had to! There are affiliate links in this post.

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    5. Cat Davis says

      You know, I looked and looked and looked some more at this guys cookbook but really wasn’t diggin the recipes. This is one of like 5 total that I wanted to try. Your version looks delish!

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    12. won says

      I know alcohol will burn off in a sauce, for example. What do you think about this? Will it burn off and be okay to give to a teenager, or will the meat soak it up and will it remain in there?

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      • Julie Deily says

        Hi there, I’m not 100% certain but I think the alcohol burns off. The grill heats the chicken at such a high heat and the alcohol even causes the grill to burn at a higher heat…I think it burns off, probably not 100% but your teenager should be fine.

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    14. Christine Roeske says

      Emailed to DH so he could try this recipe next week when he’s home from his business trip – sounds good! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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    20. Delishhh says

      First i have to say the site looks fabulous!!! I love the clean look. Seconly Guy Fiera’s stuff always looks amazing. I have gone to his dinner recommendations and they are always very good. This recipe looks fabulous! Nice work!

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    23. Chris says

      Wow, wow, wow. I could devour that sandwich!

      I have not cooked with Tequila before…baked (and had a fiasco), but not cooked. The marinade looks and sounds amazing. I bet it would be fabulous on beef, too!

      And, the new look? Love it!! So clean.

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    32. Lindsay says

      I love Guy Fieri! I watch him on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives all the time, but have to admit, am somewhat scared to try his recipes! This looks wonderful! 🙂 I too live in Florid and have just started a food blog…any advice would be welcomed! 🙂

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      • Julie Deily says

        Hi Lindsay, welcome to food blogging and thank you for visiting my blog! My advice would be to have fun and try new things. Just let me know if you have any questions.

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    33. Monica says

      Let’s get the first thing out of the way – the new site design – ROCKS! Pat on the back to you and Lidsay of Purr! WOW, love the new layout and the clean look.

      Second.. I got the book as well and like you it did not interested me at all, but I did see this recipe and now that I read about it, I’m going to pay attention a bit more and bookmark a couple to try.

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      • Julie Deily says

        Monica, you definitely need to try this sandwich! Believe me, the fried roasted red peppers are amazing. I keep dreaming about them. I foresee me making this sandwich again very soon!

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