Quick Chicken Mole
- 1 cup instant brown rice
- cooking spray
- 1 12 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 14 teaspoon black pepper
- 14 teaspoon cayenne or 14 teaspoon chipotle pepper
- 12 teaspoon paprika
- 12 teaspoon ground cloves
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon anise seed
- 1 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 12 cup slivered almonds
- 2 teaspoons dark seedless raisins
- 1 cup fat free sodium free chicken broth, such as Nature's Promise
- 1 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- sesame seeds (to garnish) (optional)
- Prepare instant brown rice according to package instructions.
- 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).
- Coat a microwave-safe bowl with nonstick cooking spray and add onion and garlic.
- Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on 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.
- To serve, divided rice evenly among 4 dinner plates and top with equal amount of chicken mole.
- Garnish with sesame seeds if desired.
instant brown rice, cooking spray, chicken breasts, onion, garlic, bay leaf, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, ground cloves, cinnamon, anise, tomato sauce, brown sugar, sesame seeds, almonds, raisins, chicken broth, bittersweet chocolate, sesame seeds
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/quick-chicken-mole-171920 (may not work)