Chocolate Chicken Mole
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chocolate Chicken Mole a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 56g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 727 calories. For $2.36 per serving, this recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have garlic cloves, orange zest, lime wedges, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 10 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. With a spoonacular score of 86%, this dish is awesome. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Zacatecas-Style Green Mole With Chicken (Pollo en Mole Verde Zacatecano), Dinner Tonight: Chicken Breasts in Ginger Mole (Mole de Jengibre con Pechugas de Pollo), and Crockpot Chicken Mole – don’t spend all day slaving over the stove to make mole, here is a to make it in a crock pot.
Servings: 6
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced, for serving
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups canned chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 chipotle pepper with 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from can (or more to taste), chopped
Flour tortillas, for serving
Fresh cilantro, for serving
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Lime wedges, for serving
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 orange, zested, for garnish
1/4 cup roughly chopped peanuts, for garnish
1 cup raisins
1 rotisserie chicken, meat removed and shredded (skin and bones discarded)
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, for garnish
3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate (or 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder)
Equipment:
pot
blender
Cooking instruction summary:
Place a pot over medium heat and coat with the oil. Add the onion and garlic, stirring to soften for 5 minutes. Add the chipotle with adobo, raisins, and tomatoes, stirring to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Carefully pour the mixture into a blender. Add the peanut butter, broth, chili powder, and cinnamon. Puree the mixture until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Return the mixture to the pot over medium heat. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chocolate and stir until melted. Add the shredded chicken and heat through. Transfer the mole to a serving dish and garnish with peanuts, sesame seeds, and orange zest. Serve with cilantro, lime, avocado, and tortillas.
Step by step:
1. Place a pot over medium heat and coat with the oil.
2. Add the onion and garlic, stirring to soften for 5 minutes.
3. Add the chipotle with adobo, raisins, and tomatoes, stirring to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
4. Carefully pour the mixture into a blender.
5. Add the peanut butter, broth, chili powder, and cinnamon. Puree the mixture until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Return the mixture to the pot over medium heat. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Add the chocolate and stir until melted.
8. Add the shredded chicken and heat through.
9. Transfer the mole to a serving dish and garnish with peanuts, sesame seeds, and orange zest.
10. Serve with cilantro, lime, avocado, and tortillas.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
