Chicken Mole

Ingredientes

• 2 colheres de sopa chili powder
• 1/2 colher de chá cinnamon
• 1/2 colher de chá cloves
• 2 dente garlic
• 1 grande onion
• 2 1/2 lbs chicken breast tenders
• 2 grandes scallions
• 1 grande green bell pepper
• 2 colheres de sopa peanut butter
• 2 colheres de sopa cocoa
• 14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes

Instruções

1. Mince garlic, chop onion, chop scallions and core, seed and chop pepper.
2. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and salt.
3. Heat a large non-stick skillet coated with olive oil cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 8 minutes, turning once or until browned on both sides. Remove chicken to a large plate.
4. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the skillet and cook for three minutes or until onion is translucent. Stir in chili powder, cinnamon and cloves and cook for one minute.
5. Return the chicken to the skillet. Add tomatoes (with juice), peanut butter and cocoa powder and bring to a boil.
6. Cover and simmer, stirring every few minutes, for 25 minutes, turning once, or until the chicken is no longer pink.
7. Garnish with scallions.
8. Note: based on recipe from the South Beach Diet.