Quick Chicken Mole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup instant brown rice
• cooking spray
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne or 1/4 teaspoon chipotle pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon anise seed
• 1 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 2 teaspoons dark seedless raisins
• 1 cup fat free sodium free chicken broth, such as nature's promise
• 1 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• sesame seeds (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare instant brown rice according to package instructions.
• 2 heat a nonstick frying pan on medium, coat with cooking spray and add chicken pieces. cook until light brown, remove and set aside. set aside frying pan (do not wash).
• 3 coat a microwave-safe bowl with nonstick cooking spray and add onion and garlic. cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 3 minutes or until onions are soft. puree onions and remaining ingredients (except bittersweet chocolate and cocoa powder) in a blender to a thick paste, then pour into same frying pan. heat on low-medium and add cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate. simmer, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. add chicken and stir, simmering 5 more minutes.
• 4 to serve, divided rice evenly among 4 dinner plates and top with equal amount of chicken mole. garnish with sesame seeds if desired.