Copycat Applebee's Fiesta Lime Chicken Turned Gluten Free

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while thighs are more economical.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Place chicken tenderloins in a large Pyrex for marinating.

Drizzle Thousand Island dressing over the chicken, using about half of the bottle.

Drizzle Hidden Valley spicy ranch over the chicken.

Add Lee and Perrins sauce over the chicken.

Use a silicone brush to mix the marinade, ensuring the chicken is covered.

Marinate the chicken for a couple of hours.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Bake the marinated chicken for 1 hour or until well done.

Grate about half a block of cheese.

Slice and dice red onion, placing it in a medium-sized Pyrex bowl.

Cut Angel Sweet tomatoes in half and then in half again, using the whole container, and add to the bowl with onions.

Add juice from 2 limes to the onion and tomato mixture.

Add 1 tablespoon of parsley flakes to the mixture and mix well.

Prepare Zerans yellow rice by boiling 4 cups of water and adding 2 tablespoons of butter and the rice mix, then stir and cook.

Line a cookie sheet with foil and place the baked chicken on top.

Drizzle a little Thousand Island dressing on top of the chicken, followed by Hidden Valley spicy ranch.

Crush On the Border chips and sprinkle on top of the chicken.

Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the chicken.

Spoon the tomato and onion mixture on top of the chicken.

Squeeze another lime over the chicken before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens