Honey Lime Chicken

This is a really GREAT recipe for delicious chicken to be used in enchiladas, quesadillas, etc.

1 pound chicken (about three small breasts) cooked and shredded.
(I just put the chicken in a crockpot with about a cup of chicken broth and let it cook all day. It comes out very tender and good.)

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup lime juice (I may add another Tablespoon next time)
1 TBLS chili powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Mix above four ingredients together and then toss with shredded chicken. Let marinade in refrigerator for about 1/2 hour. Heat and serve with all your favorite mexican/chicken recipes. This also freezes well. Just make a double or triple batch and put in ziploc freezer bags.

In the photo above, we made cheese crisps with the chicken on top. We topped it with leftover pico from Cafe Rio and House Dressing from Cafe Rio. Did you know you can buy a pint of House/Green Dressing? It's a little expensive - $6 - but for a little treat now and then it can really make your meal delicious. Plus, $6 is alot less for a Cafe Rio flavored meal than it is to take you whole family to Cafe Rio.



To Make HONEY LIME ENCHILADAS:

8-10 flour tortillas
16 oz. can green enchilada sauce
1 cup heavy cream or 1 cup sour cream (this is optional, but it makes for a creamier sauce)
2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (or whatever you have on hand). Add more cheese if you like them cheesy.

Lightly spray a 9x13 pan. Pour 1/2 cup enchilada sauce on bottom pan. Fill tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese and a spoonful of sauce. Roll and place seam down in pan.

Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brown and crispy on top. I like to cover mine and then uncover the last five to ten minutes so they don't dry out.



I tried the recipe for "Missy's Enchiladas" and they were good too! They tasted alot like the chicken enchiladas at Los Hermanos and I love Los Hermanos!

This recipe has a little more of a kick to it.

If you try it, let me know what you think. I got it from "Good Things Utah".

Jenny, you can stop laughing now. Yes, I am one of those women who watches (listens to really) "Good Things Utah". I admit it. :)
Edee