Applebee's Tequila Lime Chicken

Directions:

Prepare marinade by combining marinade ingredients in a medium bowl.

Add chicken to the bowl, cover and chill for 2-3 hours.

Make the Mexi-Ranch dressing by combining all of the ingredients in a medium bowl.

Mix well until smooth, then cover the dressing and chill it until its needed.

When you are ready to prepare the entree, preheat the oven to high broil.

Also preheat your barbecue or indoor grill to high heat.

When the grill is hot cook the marinated chicken breasts for 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until they are done.

Arrange the cooked chicken in a baking pan.

Spread a layer of the Mexi-Ranch dressing over each piece of chicken, followed by 1/4 cup of the cheese blend.

Broil the chicken for 2 to 3 minutes, or just until the cheese has melted.

Spread a bed of 1/2 cup of the crumbled tortilla chips on each of 4 plates. Slide a chicken breast onto the chips on each plate and serve with your choice of rice, and pico de gallo, or salsa.

TIDBITS:

Crumbling store bough tortilla chips is the easy way to make the bed of crunchy chips that the chicken rests on. Buy you can make tortilla chips like those served at the restaurant by cutting a stack of eight 6-inch corn tortillas in half. Stack the halves on top of each other and slice the tortillas into thin strips. Fry the tortilla strips in batches of 2 cups of preheated oil in a large skillet for 3 to 5 minutes or until crispy. Salt lightly and cool on paper towels.