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Chicken Mole
this is really good and easy and healthy, its good with left over turkey too, this is my photo, and not my reicpe, CCheryl photo by CCheryl Give a medal for this photo

Chicken Mole

Recipes »  Main Dish  »  Poultry - Chicken

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)

"Loved it!!! Easy to make and delicious! Have already made it twice for company and been asked for the recipe. "

- lueddekb

Cuisine: MexicanMain Ingredient: Chicken

(3.8, 6) 60% would make again (reviews)

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Ingredients

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
Verified by stevemur
1 cupInstant brown rice
Cooking spray
1 1/2 poundsChicken breast, boneless, skinless; sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
1 mediumOnion; chopped
1 cloveGarlic; minced
1 Bay leaf
1/4 teaspoonBlack pepper
1/4 teaspoonCayenne or chipotle pepper
1/2 teaspoonPaprika
1/2 teaspoonGround cloves
1/2 teaspoonCinnamon
1/4 teaspoonAnise seed
1 cupLow-sodium tomato sauce
1 teaspoonDark brown sugar
2 tablespoonsSesame seeds
1/2 cupSlivered almonds
2 teaspoonsSeedless raisins
1 cupNo-sodium, nonfat chicken broth
1 tablespoonCocoa powder
1 1/2 ouncesBittersweet chocolate

Chicken Mole Preparation

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.

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  • this is really good and easy and healthy, its good with left over turkey too, this is my photo, and not my reicpe, CCheryl photo by CCheryl CCheryl

Calories Per Serving: 641
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Chicken Mole Reviews

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This was awful. No one in my family liked this at all. We each took one bite and couldn't stomach anymore.
7 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 9 hours, 15 minutes ago
Loved it!!! Easy to make and delicious! Have already made it twice for company and been asked for the recipe.
11 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 5 hours, 17 minutes ago
this was good, i was happy with it. CCheryl
3 years, 6 months, 1 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes ago
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.
6 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 9 hours, 31 minutes ago
[I made edits to this recipe.]
7 years, 7 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 5 hours, 19 minutes ago
[I posted this recipe.]
7 years, 7 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Low-fat
  2. Quick
  3. Main Dish
  4. Mexican
  5. Chicken
  6. Dinner
  7. Fall
  8. Savory

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