Chicken in Peanut Sauce

When it comes to easy chicken recipes, this chicken in peanut sauce is king! Featuring juicy chicken bathed in a velvety and flavor-packed peanut sauce, this oh-so-tasty encacahuatado de pollo is a quick and easy recipe that will save you during busy weekdays.
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Ingredients
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Preparation
20 mins
15 mins
Easy
  • In a pot with water, place chicken, onion, garlic, and salt and bring to a boil. Once cooked through, drain and set chicken broth aside.
  • On a griddle, roast tomatoes ½ onion, garlic clove, ancho chile, árbol chile, and bread.
  • Toast peanuts slightly. Set aside.
  • In a blender, combine tomatoes, garlic, onion, peanuts, clove, oregano, cumin, bread, chiles, and chicken broth. Blend until smooth.
  • In a pot, place chicken and blended sauce. Season with salt.
  • Cook for about 15 minutes and serve chicken in peanut sauce.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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