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Green Chile Chicken
I made this for dinner last night and it was heaven on a plate.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h 45m⏳ Prep: 4h🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Ree Drummond📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●blender
- ●baking sheet
- ●knife
- ●oven
- ●stove
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
First, make the marinade for the chicken: Combine olive oil, lime juice, chipotle peppers, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper in a blender and mix until it's totally pureed. Pour into a large ziploc bag with the chicken breasts. Seal the bag, smush it around to coat the chicken, and place it in the fridge to marinate for at least ⏱️ 4 hours (overnight if possible.) ***Note: You can use any marinade, homemade or storebought, you'd like! Anything works.
Garlic2 cloves
2
After the chicken has marinated, roast the chiles by using metal tongs to hold the peppers one by one over the flame of your stovetop until the skin is totally charred. (If you don't have a gas stove, you can use an outdoor grill OR place them on a baking sheet directly under your oven's broilers.) When the skin is totally blackened, place the chiles in a large ziploc and seal the bag to allow the chiles to sweat for a good ⏱️ 20 minutes. Remove them from the bag and use a knife to scrape off most of the blackened skin. Slice the chiles in half lengthwise, and scrape out the seeds and membranes. Lay out the roasted, seeded chile halves so they'll be ready.
3
Grill the chicken (or saute it in a skillet) over medium-high heat for ⏱️ 4 minutes on the first side. Turn the chicken over, and on the cooked side lay on 2 chile halves and a nice slice of cheese. Turn the heat to medium-low and allow the chicken to finish cooking for 4 to ⏱️ 5 minutes, until it's totally done in the center. The cheese should melt on its own; if it needs a little help, invert an iron skillet over it (or put the lid on the skillet, if using).
4
Remove the chicken from the skillet and serve it with rice and beans on the side. Top the chicken with a spoonful of pico de gallo or salsa.
Beans, For ServingPico De Gallo Or Salsa, For Serving
Nutrition Facts
calories
633 Calories
fat Content
35 g
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
792 mg
protein Content
53 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
161 mg
carbohydrate Content
24 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
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