Chicken mole is traditionally a slow cooked dish but this version speeds up the process without sacrificing flavor in the savory chocolate-tomato sauce.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Chicken Mole
Mole is a Mexican dish that includes chocolate in a rich, thick sauce. Chicken mole is usually slow simmered. The sauce is not sweet, but rather very rich and savory.
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Quick Chicken In Mole Sauce
Chicken Mole
Holy (chicken) mole! Browned chicken simmered in a deeply flavored, spicy chocolate mole will be unlike any other chicken you've ever tried.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cafe Poca Cosa Mole de Chilhuacle with Shredded Chicken
Made with garlic, yellow onions, carrot, chilhuacle chilis, pasilla chilis, guajillo chilis, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, oregano, chili powder
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chicken In Chocolate Sauce
Made with cocoa powder, thyme, boneless, skinless chicken, onion, garlic, dry sherry, salt and pepper, bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Mexican Chicken Mole
Made with vegetable oil, garlic, sugar, cocoa powder, chili powder, salt, cumin, whole tomatoes, chopped green chilies, chicken thighs
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
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Chicken in Mole Sauce
Made with sesame seed, pumpkin seeds, peanut butter, sugar, ground oregano, cocoa powder, anise seed, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Pollo En Mole Verde (Chicken in Green Mole)
Made with cilantro, pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, onion, garlic, Serrano chiles, poblano chiles, romaine lettuce
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Slow Cooker Chicken Mole With Rice
Made with onions, slivered almonds, garlic, jalapeno peppers, cocoa powder, raisins, sesame seeds, sugar, salt, ground cinnamon
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Chicken Mole Enchiladas
Made with red pepper flakes, whole peeled tomatoes, onion, garlic, sesame seeds, almonds, raisins, ground cloves, ground cinnamon
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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