This recipe is based on a famous restaurant chain’s recipe. Our version, however, is much tastier. The chicken does need to marinate for at least two hours, so plan ahead! You can put the chicken and marinade in the fridge overnight if that’s easier for you.

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp tequila
• 1 tsp liquid smoke or Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1 pound chicken breasts, cut into four equal portions
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp. spicy salsa
• 1 tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning
• 1/4 tsp. parsley
• 1/4 tsp hot sauce
• 1/8 tsp dill weed
• 1/8 tsp cumin
• 1 cup shredded Jack or Colby cheese
• 2 cups tortilla strips

Process

At least 2.5 hours before you want to eat:

1. Make the marinade. Combine the water, teriyaki sauce, lime juice, garlic, tequila, liquid smoke, salt, and ginger in a medium bowl and mix with a whisk.
2. Add the chicken to the bowl. Cover it and let it rest in the fridge for at least two hours. You can leave it overnight if you like.
3. Make the dressing: mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, salsa, milk, Cajun spice, parsley, hot sauce, dill weed, and cumin in a small bowl. Cover and let it rest in the refrigerator.

When ready to cook:

1. Take the chicken breasts out of the marinade. Discard the marinade, it’s full of salmonella. Cook the chicken on a grill or in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes per side.
2. Turn on your broiler. Make sure there’s nothing in the oven.
3. Place the cooked chicken on a baking dish or, if you used your cast-iron skillet, leave it on the skillet (but remove the skillet from the stovetop).
4. Brush the cooked chicken with the dressing from step 3 above. Reserve some of the dressing.
5. Sprinkle the chicken with cheese.
6. Broil the chicken until the cheese is nicely melted. This won’t take long: monitor closely, as the broiler can be treacherous.
7. Serve the chicken on a bed of tortilla strips. The extra dressing goes nicely on top, or mixes well with a side of rice!

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