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Tequila Chicken Sandwiches

By: Kita · Published Feb 1, 2012 · Updated: Apr 18, 2017 · This post may contain affiliate links

Tequila chicken sandwiches have sweet and spicy peppers, onions, quick pulled rotisserie chicken, melted gooey cheese, and liquor, all on a soft bun.

Tequila chicken sandwiches have sweet and spicy peppers, onions, quick pulled rotisserie chicken, melted gooey cheese, and liquor, all on a soft bun. | PassTheSushi.com

Tequila chicken sandwiches. What about a name like that doesn't make you want to shove a small child out of the way for a serving? Besides, it has tequila in it, so a kid should clearly not be in that line. Gotta look out for the little guys, right? And if we are talking football food, which we have been, all week long (really, there's a theme going and everything), this is got it going on.

Sweet and spicy peppers, onions, quick pulled rotisserie chicken, melted gooey cheese, and liquor all on a soft bun. Grab a napkin, wrap it up and let yourself go bite after bite. When you are done the first sandwich, I won't utter a word or even raise my eyebrows if you go back for seconds, because I'll probably be right behind you.

Tequila chicken sandwiches have sweet and spicy peppers, onions, quick pulled rotisserie chicken, melted gooey cheese, and liquor, all on a soft bun. | PassTheSushi.com

 

Tequila Chicken Sandwiches

Tequila chicken sandwiches have sweet and spicy peppers, onions, quick pulled rotisserie chicken, melted gooey cheese, and liquor, all on a soft bun. | PassTheSushi.comFrom Food Network Magazine October 2011

Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup julienned red onion
  • 1 tbs mined jalapeno pepper
  • ½ cup julienned roasted red bell pepper
  • 1 rotisserie chicken, skin removed and meat shredded
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1 tbs chopped garlic
  • 2 tbs chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
  • 1 ¼ cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 3 ounces tequila
  • ¼ cup diced roma tomatoes, for topping
  • 4 sourdough rolls, warmed

Preparation:

Layer two 15-inch sheets of heavy duty foil and fold them together around the edges to create on sheet. Repeat to make a second double-layered sheet of foil. Bend the edges of one of the sheets up 2 inches and crimp the corners so it can hold liquid.

In order, layer these ingredients on the bent sheet of foil: olive oil, onion, jalapeno, bell pepper, chicken, ¼ teas salt, 1 teas pepper, garlic, cilantro, cheeses, lime juice and tequila. Place the second double-layered foil sheet on top of the ingredients and fold the top and bottom sheets together on all sides. Make sure the packed is not leaking, then refrigerate until ready to cook.

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F or a grill to medium and place the foil packet in the oven or on the grill. Cook 10 minutes; flip and cook 10 more minutes. Slice the bag open and top with the tomatoes, cilantro and parmesan cheese. Serve on warmed rolls.

Tequila chicken sandwiches have sweet and spicy peppers, onions, quick pulled rotisserie chicken, melted gooey cheese, and liquor, all on a soft bun. | PassTheSushi.com

Enjoy your tequila chicken sandwiches, then hang in there, because tomorrow, we have one more Fat Kid Approved Super Bowl post before the big game!

 

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  1. Kiri W. says

    February 01, 2012 at 6:13 am

    If there's tequila in it, I'm all for it! 😉
    Nah, seriously, this looks sooo tasty! I can never resist tender chicken on crispy bread 🙂

    Reply
  2. Belinda @zomppa says

    February 01, 2012 at 6:32 am

    Haha!! Outta my way, scout!!

    Reply
  3. Mary at n00bcakes says

    February 01, 2012 at 8:23 am

    Booya! Love the recipe. Also, love shoving children.

    Reply
  4. Blog is the New Black says

    February 01, 2012 at 8:48 am

    HECK YES!

    Reply
  5. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

    February 01, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    Well, I guess the good news is that you'll be behind me instead of pushing your way to the front of the line. 🙂 Hubba, this looks amazing. I am so all about putting booze in food.

    Reply
  6. Jenny @ Savour the Senses says

    February 01, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Yum! These sound delicious, I need some new sandwiches in my life.

    Reply
  7. Danielle says

    February 01, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Does the chicken really get done at 250 for 20 minutes? I'm anxious to try this but I want to make sure I have all the details first (:

    Reply
    • Kita says

      February 01, 2012 at 4:14 pm

      In the recipe, you are using shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken. If you don't have one on hand, you could bake, or throw chicken in ahead of time and shred it for these.

      Reply
  8. Danielle says

    February 01, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    Yep, I skipped that part of the ingredient list! Thanks for the clarification!

    Reply
  9. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    February 01, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    No mayo and optional tomatoes - perfect! 🙂

    Reply
  10. jules @ bananamondaes says

    February 04, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Great looking recipe. Chicken and tequila combo sounds great.

    Reply
  11. Maggie @ kitchie coo says

    February 04, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Oh my gosh, your comment about shoving the kid out of the way made me laugh out loud! These sandwiches look completely kid-shoving worthy. So delicious! Happy Superbowl (almost)!

    Reply
  12. Stephanie says

    February 05, 2012 at 12:30 am

    Oh, I would shove everybody out of the way to get this deliciousness!

    Reply
  13. fatpiginthemarket says

    February 05, 2012 at 11:31 am

    Kid shoving...I'm in! I like that you can get the filling ingredients ready ahead of time and that they cook in the foil packets. Great for a party.

    Reply
  14. RavieNomNoms says

    February 06, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    Kita, this is my kinda sandwich girl! Looks really amazing!

    Reply
  15. Sheri says

    November 03, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    I make this for tailgates ! Always a hit.

    Reply

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