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Acapulco Chicken
Get in on the fun of cooking chicken with this scrumptious recipe that uses jalapeno peppers and pickling spices.
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 | Preparation | 10 minutes |
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| Cooking | 30 minutes |
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| Ready In | 4 hours |
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Ingredients
| 2 |
cups |
chicken broth |
unsalted de-fatted |
| 1 |
tablespoon |
olive oil |
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| 2 |
teaspoons |
cumin |
ground |
| 2 |
tablespoons |
pickling spices |
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| 2 |
each |
sweet red bell pepper |
sliced |
| 1 |
pound |
chicken |
boneless skinless breast halves |
| 2 |
each |
sweet yellow bell peppers |
sliced |
| 2 |
tablespoons |
jalapeno pepper |
minced with seeds |
| 1 |
each |
onion |
halved, thinly sliced |
| 1/3 |
cup |
rice wine vinegar |
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| 1/4 |
cup |
cilantro |
leaves, fresh |
| 3 |
tablespoons |
garlic |
minced |
Directions
Make sure to use baked (no oil) tortilla chips to keep it light.
Boil broth and pickling spice in heavy large saucepan ten minutes. Strain and return liquid to saucepan. Add chicken, onion, vinegar, garlic, oil and cumin to pan. Simmer over very low heat until chicken is just cooked through, about ten minutes. Transfer chicken and onions to shallow dish.
Top with bell peppers and minced chili. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to 2/3 cup, about ten minutes. Pour liquid over chicken and let cool 30 minutes. Add cilantro to chicken mixture. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, turning chicken occasionally, about 4 hours (can be prepared one day ahead). Slice chicken and transfer to plates. Top with marinated vegetables and some of the juices. Pass tortilla chips to use as pushers.
130 calories per serving, 4 g fat, 72 mg sodium, 44 mg cholesterol.
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