Tequila lime chicken has all of the flavor of your restaurant favorite and it stays so juicy and flavorful. Fire up the grill for Cinco de May or any day of the week!

Platter of grilled chicken drumsticks that were marinated in tequila lime mixture before being grilled.

Marinate your chicken in a flavorful mix of tequila and lime juice then grill it up for a tender and tasty meal. It is juicy and drenched in goodness.

I hope you are enjoying this week of recipes inspired by the flavors of Mexico. I just love all of tasty combinations!

Since we started off the week with a side dish, I thought we better do a main dish as well.

Of course I love just about anything wrapped in a tortilla, but I figured with all of the carbs in the Mexican street corn barley salad and enchilada pasta salad, I should probably take it easy on the entrée.

Besides, it’s grilling season and we better take advantage while the getting is good!

So I decided to riff on one of my favorite Mexican inspired dinners, tequila lime chicken. In reality it’s probably quite a bit different than what I’ve had out, starting with the yogurt.

We just love how tender and juicy yogurt seems to make grilled chicken. In fact the lemon and yogurt marinated grilled chicken is one of our go to dinners. So I couldn’t help but to stir some in here too.

Otherwise it’s a lot of what you might expect. Of course there’s tequila and lime otherwise the name would just be awkward.

I also added some lemon to up the citrus punch and jalapeno to make it interesting.

Of course we were licking our fingers between bites of this goodness! We tend to like to grill drumsticks or thighs as we find them more succulent, but of course it would be good on chicken breasts as well.

For a tasty way to finish off your meal, whip up some layered lime sherbet bars too. It’s the perfect refreshing ending to a dinner like this.

Platter of grilled chicken drumsticks that were marinated in tequila lime mixture before being grilled.
5 from 8 ratings

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken

Author: Carlee
Servings: 14 Servings
This Tequila Lime Chicken has all of the flavor of your restaurant favorite and it stays so juicy and flavorful. Fire up the grill for Cinco de May or any day of the week!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Additional Time 4 hours
Total: 4 hours 25 minutes

Ingredients 

  • ½ cup tequila
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • 1 jalapeno diced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • pounds chicken pieces

Instructions 

  • Mix together all of the marinade ingredients.
    ½ cup tequila, ½ cup lime juice, ¼ cup lemon juice, ½ cup plain yogurt, 1 jalapeno, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Pour marinade into a large zip top bag or container. Add chicken pieces and marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
    3½ pounds chicken pieces
  • Discard marinade and grill over indirect heat until the center reaches 165°F on an instant read thermometer.
  • Allow to rest for a few minutes and then serve.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 426mg | Sugar: 1g
“Cooking With Carlee” is not a dietitian or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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33 Comments

  1. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says:

    This looks DELISH! I love Mexican food in just about any form it takes–always with extra lime! I'm so excited for Cinco de Mayo now!

    1. Thanks, Kelsie! I love the extra squeeze of lime too! Have a great Cinco de Mayo!

  2. Books n' Cooks says:

    I made something similar once before and had such high hopes for it, but the recipe completely fell flat. I think I'm going to try again using your recipe, because it sounds too good not to turn out well, lol!

    1. It's always sad when things don't work out the way you envision them! I just built on something we've had multiple times and enjoyed and changed it up with the flavors I wanted this time. Luckily it worked!

  3. Family Around the Table says:

    Tequila lime chicken sounds delicious! My husband loves thighs and legs too.

    1. We love grilling them, they are so juicy and delicious! Not to mention affordable and fun to eat!

  4. I"ll have to substiture something else for the tequila.. but it looks scrumptious!

    1. You could probably go without, it wouldn't have that little zip, but the lime, yogurt, garlic and chili would still be lovely I'd think!

  5. Sandra Lee says:

    Years ago I used to buy these at Sam's Club until I got a bad batch and gave up on them. Thank you so much for the recipe and I look forward to trying them.

    1. Oooh, a bad batch can definitely ruin a good thing in a jiffy. I hope you enjoy this version!

  6. Sam Monaco says:

    Oh!! I'm all in in, I just love this recipe and can't wait to try it Carlee.

    1. I hope you enjoy it, Sam! We certainly did!

  7. Grilled chicken is always a favorite and this marinade sounds great!

    1. Thanks, Caroline! It is amazing how much flavor the marinade can leave behind.

  8. Shannon Dobos says:

    Chicken legs and thighs are my favorite in the grill, too. The weather is forecast to be unseasonably warm here at the end of this week, so these may just make an appearance her. Thanks Carlee!

    1. Yay!! We are just getting through another cold snap but this weekend is supposed to be better. There is nothing like breaking out the grill and enjoying some good weather after a batch of yucky weather. I hope you enjoy it!

  9. A Day in the Life on the Farm says:

    I would love one of these drumsticks with a side of that wonderful salad you shared.

    1. Thanks, Wendy! We really enjoyed the two together. I actually chopped the leftover chicken and stirred it into the corn salad and brought it to work for lunch the next few days. That was really good too!

  10. Andrea Nine says:

    Gimmie all the tequila and lime, well, not all the tequila but on chicken…YES!!! (I threw up drinking tequila in college…never again, lol) But in a marinade, yes please and my oldest LOVES chicken legs!!

    1. Hee! It's funny how one bad experience will do that to you! Luckily this leaves just a little flavor and none of the buzz 😉

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