Chicken Mole

       4 out of 5 stars  
4 Servings
50% would make this recipe for Chicken Mole again.

Done the traditional way, this Mexican dish can take an entire day to prepare, but here we've trimmed the cooking time down to just 20 minutes. (Shape magazine 10-05)


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Chicken Mole Ingredients

1 cup Instant brown rice 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
Cooking spray 1/4 teaspoon Anise seed
1 1/2 pounds Chicken breast, boneless, skinless sliced into 1/2-inch pieces1 cup Low-sodium tomato sauce
1 medium Onion chopped1 teaspoon Dark brown sugar
1 clove Garlic minced2 tablespoons Sesame Seeds
1 Bay leaf 1/2 cup Slivered almonds
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper 2 teaspoons Seedless raisins
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne or chipotle pepper 1 cup No-sodium, nonfat chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon Paprika 1 tablespoon Cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon Ground cloves 1 1/2 ounces Bittersweet chocolate

Instructions for Chicken Mole

1. Prepare instant brown rice according to package directions.
2. Heat a nonstick frying pan on medium, coat with cooking spray and add chicken pieces. Cook until light brown, remove and set aside. Set aside frying pan. (Do not wash).
3. Coat a microwave-safe bowl with nonstick cooking spray and add onion and garlic. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave and high for 3 minutes or until onions are soft. Puree onions and remaining ingredients (except bittersweet chocolate and cocoa powder) in a blender to a thick paste, then pour into same frying pan. Heat on low-medium and add cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate. Simmer, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Add chicken and stir, simmering 5 more minutes.
4. To serve, divide rice evenly among 4 dinner plates and top with equal amounts of chicken mole. Garnish with sesame seeds if desired.

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Mexican

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I prefer my mole sauce to be more chocolatey than this recipe called for. I personally was not ecstatic about the way it turned out, but a couple of my family members really enjoyed it.

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jamielynn928
on Feb 2 2007 8:20PM
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[I made edits to this recipe.]

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cera82v
on Oct 27 2005 1:32AM

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on Oct 24 2005 7:58PM



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