CUBAN MOJO CHICKEN

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Categories     Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 17

4 pieces Chicken Leg quarters bone in
1/2 cup Orange Juice
1/3 cup Lime Juice
3 cloves Garlic
1/4 cup Cilantro
1 piece Lime Zest
1/2 tablespoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Oregano dried
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1 wedges Onion quartered
1/2 rounds Avocado
4 ounces Pineapple diced
1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes
1/2 cup Black Beans rinsed and drained
1 cup Rice steamed

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven at 350*F.
  • 2. In a food processor, add the orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, lime zest, cumin, oregano, salt and black ground pepper. Process for 10 seconds. Add the Olive Oil and process for 5 seconds.
  • 3. In a large bowl, add the chicken and chopped onion. Pour half of the mojo sauce over the chicken and onions. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 3 hours. Set aside the remaining mojo sauce.
  • 4. Put chicken and onions on a baking tray after marinating together with the sauce it marinated in. Bake at 350*F for 35 to 40 minutes.
  • 5. Meanwhile, chop the pineapple, avocado and cherry tomatoes into small pieces and add them in a small bowl. Mix in the remaining half of Mojo sauce. Your salsa is ready!
  • 6. Drizzle pineapple-avocado salsa over baked chicken, add steamed rice and beans to the side.

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