Southwest Chipotle Chicken Recipes

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place chicken in an ovenproof baking dish, and place in preheated oven, and bake for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine milk, canned chipotles, garlic, cumin, onion powder, and salt in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
• Heat butter and flour in a large skillet and blend until smooth; add heavy cream and sour cream, whisking until smooth.
• Stir in chipotle puree, and stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens; remove from heat.
• After chicken has baked 25 minutes, remove from oven and drain any fat.
• Pour chipotle cream over chicken and top with grated queso cheese.
• Replace chicken in oven and bake for about 20 minutes more, or until cheese just starts to brown.
• Remove from oven and serve with extra sauce spooned over chicken and garnished with minced chipotle chiles, if desired.
• Goes good with steamed rice (and extra sauce on top).

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound the chicken breasts until approximately 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle on 2 Tablespoons of the taco seasoning and rub into the meat. Melt 2 Tablespoons of the butter, pour on chicken breasts, and mix together. Place in refrigerator to marinate for 1 hour. Grill chicken for 4 minutes on each side over high heat. Remove from grill and let rest.
• Brown chorizo over medium heat and break into pieces. Remove chorizo from pan, but leave any remaining grease. Reduce heat to medium low and add 2 Tablespoons of butter. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic to pan. Saute until translucent. Add chipotle pepper and 1 Tablespoon of adobo sauce to pan. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add cream and 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning to mixture and cook for another 5 minutes. Pour mixture into blender (or with immersion blender), blend until smooth. Transfer contents back into pan, add chorizo to mixture, and cook for additional 5 minutes.
• Slice chicken into strips and pour 1/4 of sauce on each breast.