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Quick Chicken Mole

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 teaspoons 10mlCocoa powder - unsweetened
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlChili powder
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlCumin - ground
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlOregano - dried crushed
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
1   Tomato sauce - 8-oz can
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozOnion - finely chopped
3   Garlic cloves - minced
1 lb 454g / 16ozChicken breast halves
  Boneless - skinless, cut into
  Bite-sized strips
1   Green chili peppers - 4 oz
  Diced - drained
  Almonds - toasted sliced (opt
  Flour tortillas or hot - cooked rice
  Tomato - chopped (optl)
  Lettuce - shredded (optl)
  Avocado - sliced (optl)

Recipe Instructions

In a 1-1/2 quart microwave-safe casserole, combine cocoa powder, chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt. Stir in tomato sauce, onion and garlic. Micro-cook, covered, on 100% power (high) for 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture is bubbly around edges, stirring once. Stir in chicken and chili peppers. Cover; cook on high for 8 to 10 minutes (10 to 12 minutes for low-wattage ovens) or until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside, stirring every 3 minutes. Garnish with almonds, if desired.

Serve with warm tortillas or hot cooked rice, tomato, lettuce and avocado, if desired.

Source:
Dorothy Cross TMPJ72B, from BHandG magazine May 1993.

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