Fettuccine with Chicken in Tequila Lime Cream Sauce

Name: Fettuccine with Chicken in Tequila Lime Cream Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 - 6 Servings
Ingredients: 2 chicken boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons tequila; 1 tablespoon lime zest, from about 2 limes; 1 clove garlic, finely minced; u00bdu00a0cupu00a0lime juice; u00bdu00a0cup u00a0tequila; u00bcu00a0cupu00a0white wine vinegar; 1u00bd cups u00a0cream,u00a0plus 2 tablespoonsu00a0; 1 u00a0shallot,u00a0finely minced; 2 u00a0garlic cloves,u00a0minced; 12 ouncesu00a0fettuccine pasta; 4 u00a0green onions,u00a0finely chopped; 4 u00a0small tomatoes,u00a0diced

By Leslie Blythe Chicken, Pasta Boiling, Sautéing, Simmering

July 2, 2018

Yesterday, we were out for lunch and there was this pasta with tequila lime cream sauce. I did not order it, but it sounded so good that I came home and made it for dinner. Fettuccine with Chicken in Tequila Lime Cream Sauce is tequila-lime marinated chicken, creamy tangy lime-cream sauce which is perfect with pasta. It would also be delicious with salmon or shrimp.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Yields: 4 - 6 Servings

Ingredients

Chicken

2 chicken boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons tequila

1 tablespoon lime zest, from about 2 limes

1 clove garlic, finely minced

Cream Sauce

½ cup lime juice

½ cup tequila

¼ cup white wine vinegar

1½ cups cream, plus 2 tablespoons

1 shallot, finely minced

2 garlic cloves, minced

Pasta

12 ounces fettuccine pasta

4 green onions, finely chopped

4 small tomatoes, diced

Directions

1Mix oil, tequila, lime zest and garlic. Then add to a zip-lock bag with the chicken and marinate up to 6 hours.

2Combine garlic and shallot with tequila, lime juice and vinegar. Cook until reduced to about ¼ cup.

3Add cream and cook until reduced by half. Strain out garlic and shallot if desired. Return sauce to heat.

4Sauté the chicken in a little olive oil until cooked through.

5Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta. Add green onions and tomatoes to hot pasta pot and stir. Add drained pasta and sauce and mix well with the chicken.

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