Chipotle Chicken Thighs with Chunky Guacamole

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Total Time:
1 hr 10 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 8 pieces bone-in chicken thighs
  • Smoked sweet paprika or paprika
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 to 1/3 pound chunk Spanish chorizo, casing removed and crumbled or chopped
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo, seeded and finely chopped, plus a tablespoon adobo sauce
  • 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • Tortillas or bread, for mopping
  • Chunky Guacamole
  • 2 slightly under-ripe avocados
  • 2 limes or 1 large ripe lemon, juiced
  • Salt
  • 1 small red or green chile pepper, seeded and very thinly sliced
  • 1 vine-ripe tomato, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 small red onion, chopped or thinly sliced

Directions

Season chicken with paprika and salt and pepper, to taste. Heat the extra-virgin olive oil, a couple of turns of the pan, in a Dutch oven or large high-sided skillet with a lid. Add the chicken and brown on all sides. Remove the chicken to a plate and spoon off the excess fat. Add the chorizo and brown a couple of minutes, then remove it to a plate. Stir in the carrots, onions, garlic, thyme and chipotle, and cover the pot. Reduce heat a bit, and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomatoes and bring to a bubble, then add the chicken and the chorizo back to the pot and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes more to cook through. Cool completely and store in the refrigerator for a make-ahead meal.

To reheat, add 1 cup of stock to the chicken in a Dutch oven and cover with a lid. Cook over medium heat, until the sauce bubbles, then gently stir and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.

Heat the tortillas or bread and set aside.

Halve and gently dice the avocados into large chunks. Add them to a small bowl and douse with the lime juice. Season with salt, to taste, and lightly mash.

Arrange the chicken in shallow bowls topped with sauce and a mound of avocado, tomatoes, parsley and onions. Serve with tortillas or bread, for mopping.

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  • on September 02, 2011

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    Terrific! I left out the jalapeno because there was plenty of heat already for our tastes. We scarfed it down like nobody's business. Beautiful aroma in the house with this dish.

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  • on May 18, 2011

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    DELISH! We loved the flavor of this dish. However it was a little loose, hard to eat inside a tortilla. So the next time I made this recipe, I added a 1/3 cup of rice and just for some added protein, I also added a rinsed can of black beans. It looked really pretty, and there was no problem with the consistency. Either way it's an awesome dish. It smells, looks and tastes wonderful!

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  • on March 16, 2011

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    Amazing! I used chicken breasts to shorten the cooking time and shredded it then put in in flour tortillas with the guac. Unbelieveable- it tasted like I was at Chipoltle!

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