Chicken Mole

Name: Chicken Mole
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-size pieces; Coarsely ground black pepper to taste; 1/4 cup olive oil, divided, or more as needed; 3 tablespoons mild chili powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional); 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate; 3 14.5-ounce cans stewed tomatoes (I puree mine before adding it; my kids like it better that way.); 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
Coarsely ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil, divided, or more as needed
3 tablespoons mild chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 14.5-ounce cans stewed tomatoes (I puree mine before adding it; my kids like it better that way.)
1 clove garlic, minced
2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped

Directions

1

Sprinkle chicken with black pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil over high heat in a deep 4-quart pot. Add chicken and cook until just cooked through, stirring a few times. Set chicken aside in a covered bowl to stay warm.
2

Reduce heat to medium-high and add remaining oil to pot. Add chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, and cayenne, if using. Mix well, adding a little more oil if needed until spice mix is wet with oil. Heat spices until they're blackened and smoking, 4 to 6 minutes.
3

Reduce heat to low and add chocolate. Stir into spice mixture with a heatproof rubber spatula.
4

When chocolate is fully melted, add tomatoes and garlic. Bring to a boil and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5

Stir cooked chicken and green peppers into sauce and simmer 5 more minutes. Serve over hot rice.