Secret Recipes

Using this recipe from the newest TSR low-lat book, cooking the chicken using a mesquite grill like what they do in restaurants is no longer necessary. Of course, you can simply use a mesquite charcoal or mesquite woods and throw them on the grill. However, there is now a simpler way to get that mesquite flavor. This is particularly helpful if what you have is a gas grill. The simplest way to bring out that mesquite flavor is to immerse the chicken using a marinade that has a mesquite-flavored smoke in it. Chevys usually use red chili tortillas for this recipe. However, you can also use plain fat-free tortillas because it can be difficult to find those red chili ones.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Mesquite Marinade

dash ground black pepper

1/2 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon mesquite-flavored liquid smoke

Spicy BBQ Sauce

dash chili powder

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 cup Bulls-Eye Original BBQ Sauce

1/3 cup sliced red bell pepper

1 1/3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1/3 cup sliced Spanish onion

2 large (12-inch) fat-free flour tortillas

1/3 cup sliced green bell pepper

1 boneless chicken breast

Procedure:

1. Start by preparing the marinade by mixing all the ingredients in a mid-size bowl. Then, put the chicken fillets on the bowl. Cover it and allow it to chill for about an hour.

Get that food processor and heat up your grill because you will be needing these things when you make this delicious salsa from Chevys. The secret to remaking that flavorful salsa like the original is to fire roast the jalapenos and the tomatoes then put a little bit of mesquite-flavored liquid smoke. Chevys utilizes a mesquite grill. This is the reason why these parts are very important to getting that same smoky flavor to make that addictive salsa like the original. This famous restaurant chain also makes use of smoked red jalapeno peppers, or chipotle peppers. However, finding that riper red jalapeno in a local store may be a little harder, not unless you have your own jalapeno garden. If you can’t find the red ones, you may also use the green jalapeno peppers.

Serves: approximately 2 cups

Ingredients:

1 1/2 teaspoons mesquite-flavored liquid smoke

2 tablespoons white vinegar

10 jalapenos (red is best, green if you can’t find red)

2 cloves garlic

1/4 mid-size Spanish onion

2 teaspoons salt

6 mid-size tomatoes

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (chopped)

Procedure:

1. Prepare your barbecue grill and preheat it to high heat.

2. Prepare the tomatoes by removing the stems on them. Afterwards, start putting some oil over the tomatoes. You may choose to leave the jalapenos’ stems.