Best Easy Chicken Mole Recipes

EASY CHICKEN MOLE

Steps:

• To make the mole sauce, soak the chiles in 1 1/4 cups water for 15 minutes. Drain well and discard the soaking liquid.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until translucent, 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender with the chiles, chocolate, chicken broth, peanut butter, sugar, oregano and tostadas and blend until very smooth. Transfer the sauce to a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add the rotisserie chicken pieces and stir to combine.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN MOLE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the sauce: Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the chili powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon and cumin and saute until toasted and fragrant, about 2 more minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook 1 minute, then add the tomato sauce and chicken broth and whisk until smooth and combined. Stir in the peanut butter, brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes to thicken. Remove from the heat.
• For the enchiladas: Wrap the tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave in 30-second internals, just until warmed through and pliable. Add the chicken to a medium bowl and pour about 1/2 cup of the mole sauce over top; toss to coat the chicken. Spread another 1/2 cup of the mole sauce in the bottom of an 11-by-7-inch baking dish.
• Place one warmed tortilla flat on a clean work surface. Top with 1/4 cup of the chicken filling and 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheese. Roll up and place seam side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, filling and shredded cheese. Pour the remaining mole over the top of the rolled tortillas. Cover the dish with foil and bake until the cheese is melted and the mole is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and top with the crema, queso fresco and sesame seeds. Serve garnished with cilantro leaves.

EASY CHICKEN MOLE

Steps:

• In a heavy sauce pan boil the chicken thighs, no need to salt the water but you may if you desire. Don't discard the cooking water you will use it later.
• In a blender combine the premade Mole sauce and jalapenos. Using the jar the Mole came in add 3 jarfuls of the cooking water you used to cook the chicken. Blend until smooth and you don't see chunks of jalapenos.
• (Note: before blending you may want to wait for the water to cool down for a few minutes the heat of the water may make your blender top fly off spraying mole sauce everywhere. Experience talks--trust me.).
• Discard the unused water, leaving the chicken in the pot, once you have blended the mole sauce add it to the chicken and stir heating it through.
• Serve and enjoy! Try it with my Rice Recipe #199280, and corn tortillas.

CHICKEN WINGS WITH EASY MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet sauté the onion in the oil over moderately high heat, stirring, until it is golden brown. In a mortar with a pestle crush the coriander seeds and the aniseed, stir them into the onion mixture with the chili powder, the sugar, the cinnamon, and the cloves, and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the cocoa powder, the peanut butter, 2 cups of the broth, the tomatoes, the raisins, the garlic paste, and salt to taste and simmer the sauce, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
• While the sauce is cooking cut off the wing tips, reserving them for another use such as stock if desired, and halve the wings at the joint. Pat the wings dry, season them with salt and pepper, and on the oiled rack of a broiler pan broil them, skin side up, under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 10 minutes, or until they are golden. Turn the wings and broil them for 10 minutes more, or until they are golden. In a blender or food processor purée the sauce in batches, adding the remaining broth as necessary to thin it to the desired consistency. Transfer the sauce to the skillet, add the wings, and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Serve the wings with the mole sauce over the rice, sprinkled with the sesame seeds.

EASY DUTCH OVEN SHREDDED CHICKEN MOLè TACOS (SPICY) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Roast the serrano peppers until charred- once charred, remove skin and rough chop. Then, season chicken with salt and pepper.
• In an enameled Dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat and sear the chicken, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside on a clean plate.
• Add diced yellow onion, chopped Serrano, and garlic to pot and lightly caramelize. Then, add ½ jar MOLÈ sauce & 2 cups (480 ml) chicken stock. Stir thoroughly to combine.
• Return chicken to pot, submerging in sauce. Add more stock if needed.
• Cover and Place in a preheated oven at 325°F or simmer on a stove for 45 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the oven. Remove the chicken and let rest.
• Ladle Sauce and all remaining contents into a blender and pulse until smooth and creamy. Do not liquify.
• Assemble tacos, topping as desired. Serve.

EASY CHICKEN MOLE

Steps:

• To cook the chicken, combine the chicken, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and bay leaves in a large heavy pot. Add 12 cups water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a large bowl, and let it cool. Cut the chicken into 6 pieces and set aside in the refrigerator.
• Strain the cooking liquid into a large saucepan (discard the vegetables) and boil over high heat until reduced to 3 cups, about 1 hour. Remove from the heat.
• To make the mole sauce, measure out and rewarm (if necessary) 1 1/4 cups of the reduced cooking liquid. Soak the chiles in the liquid for 15 minutes. Drain well, and discard the chile-soaking liquid.
• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, or until translucent. Transfer the mixture to a blender and add the chiles, 1 1/2 cups reduced cooking liquid, and the peanut butter, tostadas, sugar, and oregano. Blend until very smooth. Transfer the sauce to a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir the chocolate into the mole, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the cooked chicken pieces and stir until the chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Ibarra Chocolate
• Flavored with cinnamon, almonds, and vanilla, Ibarra chocolate is available in Mexican markets and some supermarkets. Mexican chocolate has a much grainier texture than other chocolates. It's used in the preparation of a Mexican hot chocolate drink and certain specialties such as Ancho-Chocolate Braised Short Ribs (page 128). One ounce of semisweet chocolate, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 1 drop almond extract can be substituted for 1 ounce Mexican chocolate.

CHICKEN LEGS WITH EASY MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In large, heavy skillet saute onion over moderately high heat until golden brown.
• In motar, crush coriander seeds and aniseed or grind in a spice grinder. Stir into onion mixture with chili powder, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in cocoa powder, peanut butter, 2 cups of broth, tomatoes, raisins, garlic paste and salt, to taste and simmer sauce loosely covered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Take the sauce off the heat and let cool while preparing the chicken legs.
• Pat legs dry, season with salt and pepper. On oiled rack of a broiler pan, broil skin side up for approximately 10 minutes, turn and broil other side for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• In blender or food processor puree the sauce in batches, adding remaining broth as necessary to thin.
• Transfer sauce to skillet, add legs, and simmer mixture loosely covered for 30 minutes.
• Serve legs with mole sauce over rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Note: Prep and cook times are estimates.

QUICK AND EASY BEEF OR CHICKEN MOLE

Steps:

• Place red pepper flakes and garlic into a frying pan and add meat. I don't add any oil for beef, because it produces enough grease, but for chicken, I add one tablespoon cooking oil. Cook over medium high until meat is fully cooked.
• Drain grease from meat.
• Mix beef stock and hot water and mix until the stock is disolved. Add to meat. Add all other ingredients, stir well, and allow to simmer down until the sauce is thick enough to serve with tacos.

EASY SLOW COOKER CHICKEN MOLE

Steps:

• Place the onion, raisins, currants, garlic, chile powder, sesame seeds, cumin, cinnamon, cocoa powder, hot sauce, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chicken broth into a slow cooker; stir to mix. Add the chicken breasts, and stir to cover with sauce.
• Cover and cook on Low 6 hours, then increase heat to High, and continue cooking until the chicken is tender, about 3 hours more. Or cook on Low for 11 to 12 hours.
• Once the chicken is tender, remove, shred, and stir it back into the mole. Serve sprinkled with slivered almonds.

SUPER EASY FAST CHICKEN MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a pam coated skillet on medium heat. Add mole sauce and whisk as it browns lightly.
• Add tomato paste and whisk while adding stock just until gravy consistency.
• Add peanut butter and brown sugar (add more by the t until desired sweetness), stirring constantly.
• Add cinnamon stick and simmer sauce for 1 1/2 hrs to thicken.
• Add chocolate, let melt and stir.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add cooked boneless, skinless chicken meat in sauce till hot thru. Serve with soft tortillas, corn or flour.

CHICKEN MOLE 'LASAGNA'.....EASY AND GOOD!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a saucepan over medium high heat, stir together mole paste and about half of the broth.
• Once mixture is smooth, stir in remaining broth and chicken. Heat until simmering.
• Spray a 9-inch pie plate with non-stick cooking spray. Place two tortillas, overlapping, on bottom of pie plate. (Tortillas won't completely cover the bottom; that's OK.).
• Top with 1/4 of the chicken and sauce and 1/4 of the cheese. Continue layering, ending with sauce and cheese.
• Bake about 25 minutes, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling. Cut in wedges to serve.