Quick Chicken Mole

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's PartyEpisode: Paula's Chocolate Fix

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (31)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(31)

Cook Time:
1 hr 25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 25 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 chipotle peppers, roughly chopped
1 (10-ounce) can chicken broth
2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 (5-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
Toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds), for garnish
White rice, for serving

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent. Add garlic and spices and continue to saute to toast and develop flavor. Add diced tomatoes, peppers, chipotles, broth, peanut butter, and chocolate. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain and puree until smooth.

Sear the chicken in a heavy bottomed hot saute pan over medium-high heat until browned on both sides. Add to casserole dish, cover with sauce and braise the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Garnish with pepitas and serve with white rice.

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recipe Quick Chicken Mole
Giselle Wallkil, NY 09-24-2009
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Loved it!!!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Yes the list is long yes it's a little long on time but it's worth the time. Considering that Mole takes up to two days to... prepare and serve. I think it's safe to say that this is pretty quick. I loved and am going to make it again and again. Thanks Paula. Oh and by the way Chocolate is used on savory not just desserts, bittersweet if you can't find mexican. Try on Beef stew it cuts the sharpness of the Tomato sauce and gives it a rich full bodied flavor. Dare to be different. Read more
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Annette Avon, IN 07-17-2009
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Excellent recipe!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My son wanted to try chicken mole after seeing Paula's episode, so we tried it. To be truthful, I didn't even know what mole... was, but it seemed pretty straight forward. I followed the recipe almost to the letter and used a 14oz. can of diced tomatoes since the recipe was unclear. The only thing I changed was that I used 5 chicken breasts--not 8 pieces of a 5lb. whole chicken. It came out perfect! The chicken was juicy and the sauce had just the right amount of spice. I will make this again. Thanks, PaulaRead more
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Matt New York, NY 05-05-2009
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Easy and Delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This sauce was very easy to make. The recipe was vague, but I used a 14 oz can of tomatoes, cooked the onions for about 10-15... minutes and cooked the spices/garlic mixture for about 10 minutes. I also didn't puree the sauce, but rather strained it through a colander, which was more than enough. This was my first attempt at making mole and it was absolutely delicious. I will definitely be making this again!Read more
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WENDY ANN CRESCO, PA 03-08-2009
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Dissapointed-not so tasty.
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I am an adventerous cook so was excited when I viewed Paula in the kitchen making this dish. My husband and I enjoy different... types of ethnic food. Something was wrong with this receipe because the taste just didn' t do it for either one of us. Like most cooks you cannot always get all the right ingrediants. This was the case in trying to find the Chiplote peppers. I substituted a package of mexican seasoning which contained this pepper and had mostly just dehydrated vegtables so I don't think it was the packet. Also it did not say what size can of crusched tomatoes so i used the typical 15oz. can. I think on the show Paula strained hers at the end but the receipe did not call for that, maybe this could have made a differance as well. I followed everything else as directed.The dish lacked complexity of flavors as if someone guessed at what it should taste like. Too badRead more
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Tandi Corning, NY 02-14-2009
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Simple, Satisfying, and Very Tasty!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the first mole I had ever made, and I found it very easy to make. My husband prefers a mole sauce with a little... more chocolate, so I added 4 oz. instead of the 2 oz. It was an excellent sauce over chicken burritos! We can't wait to have it again.Read more
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Cody El Cerrito, CA 02-08-2009
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Rant - houw about being SPECIFIC in the ingredients?
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

recipe calls for "1 can" of tomatoes... I mean, come on ... what size can? 8.5 oz? I'm about to try this recipe... today after seeing her make this on Foodnet yesterday. I don't remember what size can she used. Anyone???Read more