SPICY MOLE POBLANO

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Rich, store-bought mole sauce coats tender chicken and potatoes for an easy, hearty entree.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 1h15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup olive oil
1 slice (4 inches long) French baguette, cut in half lengthwise
2 whole cloves garlic, peeled
1 jar (8.25 oz) mole sauce
3 cans (14 oz each) chicken broth
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 1/2 lb small red potatoes, peeled (about 12 small potatoes)
1 jar (15 oz) nopales, drained, rinsed
1 deli rotisserie chicken (2 to 2 1/2 lb), shredded (about 3 cups)
3 cups converted long-grain white rice
6 cups water
Salt to taste, if desired
2 tablespoons sesame seed

Steps:

  • In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add baguette halves; cook until golden brown on one side. Turn; cook until golden brown on other side. Stir in garlic. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until garlic is light golden brown. Set bread halves aside.
  • In same Dutch oven, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over very low heat.
  • Meanwhile, make mole mixture in 2 batches. In blender, place 1 baguette half, 1 clove garlic, half each of the mole sauce, chicken broth and tomatoes. Cover; blend on high speed about 45 seconds or until smooth. Add mixture to Dutch oven. Repeat with the remaining baguette half, garlic, mole sauce, chicken broth and tomatoes.
  • Stir in potatoes and nopales. Heat to boiling. Stir in chicken. Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
  • Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat rice and water to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand about 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff rice with fork. Sprinkle mole mixture with salt. Serve mole mixture over rice; sprinkle with sesame seed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500, Carbohydrate 71 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 3 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1180 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 0 g

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