Mexican Chicken Stew Recipes

MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat a little oil in a sauce pan. Add the cloves first and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Add the onion and chilli pepper and cook until soft. Add the red pepper and crushed garlic and cook for another couple of minutes.
• Add the chicken. Cook until it is sealed on all sides, then stir in the cocoa, cumin and tomatoes. Add a dash of water and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
• Just before serving, stir in the spring onion and chopped coriander. Or you can just add it all as a garnish.
• Serve with rice or flatbreads.

MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a sauce pan over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add garlic and jalapenos, sweat until soft and translucent.
• 2. Add spices and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant and aromatic. Add tomatoes, chicken, Worcestershire and stock.
• 3. Bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes.
• 4. Cut lime in half, squeeze juice into pot, and then add the juiced halves as well. DO NOT LEAVE IN LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES.
• 5. Add rice and black beans and cook 5-10 minutes longer. Can serve with sour cream if you choose.

MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins or until softened and starting to turn golden, adding the garlic for the final min. Stir in the sugar, chipotle paste and tomatoes. Put the chicken into the pan, spoon over the sauce, and simmer gently for 20 mins until the chicken has cooked (add a splash of water if the sauce gets too dry).
• Remove the chicken from the pan and shred with 2 forks, then stir back into the sauce. Scatter with a little red onion, the coriander, and serve with remaining red onion, tortillas or rice.
• If you want to use a slow cooker, cook the onion and garlic as above, then put into your slow cooker with the sugar, chipotle, tomatoes and chicken. Cover and cook on High for 2 hours. Remove the chicken and shred then serve as above.

MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW WITH QUINOA & BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the onions and peppers for a few mins until softened. Stir in the chipotle paste for a minute, followed by the tomatoes. Add up to a tomato can-full of water to cover the chicken and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the chicken breasts and gently simmer, turning the chicken occasionally, for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked through.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with the stock cubes. Add the quinoa and cook for 15 mins until tender, adding the beans for the final min. Drain well and stir in the coriander and lime juice, then check for seasoning before covering to keep warm.
• Lift the chicken out onto a board and shred each breast using two forks. Stir back into the tomato sauce with the sugar and season. Serve with the quinoa, scattering the stew with some coriander leaves just before dishing up and eating with a dollop of yogurt on the side.

MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno and cook until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add spices and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add tomatoes, chicken, Worcestershire, and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes.
• Cut the lime in half and squeeze the juice into the pot.
• Add white rice and cook 5 minutes longer to warm rice through. Season to taste with salt.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN-BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place carrots, celery and onion. Place chicken breasts on vegetables. Add remaining ingredients except parsley and thyme.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• Remove chicken from cooker; place on cutting board. Remove meat from bones and chop into 1/2- to 1-inch pieces; discard bones.
• Stir chicken, parsley and thyme into stew. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes longer or until chicken is thoroughly heated.