Photo: John McCain Chicken Queso Burger Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 1 orange
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon adobo all-purpose seasoning
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 6-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 3/4 cup fresh tomato salsa, plus more for serving
- 6 slices pepper jack cheese (about 8 ounces)
- 6 challah rolls or other soft rolls, halved
- 1 Hass avocado, sliced
Directions
Finely grate the zest of the lemon, lime and orange into a medium bowl. Squeeze in the juice of each fruit. Add the chili powder, adobo seasoning and olive oil; whisk to combine. Add the chicken and coat well with the marinade; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Grill the chicken breasts until cooked through, about 8 minutes per side, turning once. Move the chicken to the cooler side of the grill (or reduce the heat on the stove) and top each piece with 1 tablespoon salsa and 1 slice cheese. Cover and cook until the cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Place a chicken breast on each roll bottom; add a few slices of avocado and cover with the roll top. Serve with more salsa, if desired.
Photograph by Tina Rupp
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By tomiadelson
Andover, KS
on August 31, 2010
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....was soooo much better than the first. Zesting an entire lime, lemon and orange made the sandwich flavor way too strong. Awful. The second time, I only used a bit of zest of each and about half of the juice and it was so much better. Love the pepper jack, salsa and avocado combination. Mmm!
By richa521
Gastonia, NC
on February 08, 2010
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The marinade has a very strong flavor, and neither my husband or I liked it- it takes over the whole sandwich.
By steve_10109846
Shoreview, MN
on February 22, 2009
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This is an outstanding chicken sandwich and each person can customize the toppings adding or leaving off what suites their taste. This is a fresh new sandwich which provides the change we need in our family meal. All kidding aside this is really good and easy to put together.
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