Tastes Like Chicken! Recipes
(From Chicken Recipes Compiled Since 1992)

Chicken in Mole Sauce

Category: Tex-Mex

Servings: Makes 8 servings

Description: The best-known versions of mole are dark and highly spiced sauces for poultry and include unsweetened chocolate (here it is cocoa) as an ingredient.

Ingredients:

• 1 dried chipotle chile
• 1/4 C shortening or lard
• 2 T ground red chiles
• 3 C chicken broth
• 4 flour tortillas, cut into pieces
• 1/4 C tomato sauce
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 T raisins
• 1 T chopped almonds or walnuts
• 1 T sesame seeds
• 1 T shelled pumpkin seeds
• 1 T peanut butter
• 1 1/2 t sugar
• 1 1/2 t ground oregano
• 1 1/2 t cocoa
• 1/2 t anise seeds
• 1/4 t each of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger
• 1/4 t ground cumin or 1/2 t cumin seeds
• 8 boneless chicken breast halves

Instructions:

1. Soften chile in warm water, drain and chop.
2. Cook red chiles in shortening; add 2 cups broth and remaining ingredients except chicken.
3. Simmer 30 minutes and blend until smooth.
4. Simmer chicken in part of sauce and 1 cup broth until done.
5. Combine cooking liquid with remaining sauce and pour over chicken.