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Quick Chicken Peanut Mole with Cilantro Rice Recipe

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Boneless strips of chicken breasts and thighs are cooked up in a skillet with a creamy peanut butter, cocoa and cinnamon scented sauce and served over cilantro rice. Recipe provided by Jif®

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Quick Chicken Peanut Mole with Cilantro Rice Recipe

Ready In Time 15 minutes

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

CHICKEN PEANUT MOLE
Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
2 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken breasts and thighs, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 cup chopped onion
1 tsp. chopped garlic
1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
1 to 3 tsps. chili powder, or to taste
1/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1 tbsp. baking cocoa
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tbsps. chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish (optional)
CILANTRO RICE
4 cups water
4 cups instant rice
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup Smucker's® Orange Sugar Free Marmalade or Smucker's® Sweet Orange Marmalade
2 tbsps. chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

Directions

CHICKEN PEANUT MOLE
Spray a large skillet with no-stick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook chicken until golden brown on all sides and cooked through. Remove chicken from skillet.
Spray skillet again with no-stick cooking spray. Add onion. Cook until softened. Add garlic. Cook an additional minute. Stir in broth, tomatoes, chili powder, peanut butter, cocoa and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. NOTE: Sauce may be pureed in the blender until smooth, if desired.
Place chicken in sauce, combining gently. Cook, uncovered, 5 minutes to combine flavors. Serve over Cilantro Rice. Sprinkle with additional chopped cilantro, if desired.
CILANTRO RICE
Bring water to boil in a 3-quart saucepan. Add rice, cumin and salt. Let stand 5 minutes or until water is absorbed. Add marmalade and cilantro. Combine ingredients with fork. Yield: 8 servings.

Originally published as Quick Chicken Peanut Mole with Cilantro Rice Provided by Jif®

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Reviewed on May. 03, 2011 by cbagay

I loved this recipe. I would say it is VERY flavorful, and the sauce is nice and thick. The chicken cooks soo quickly, and it is ready in a jiff. I recommend HIGHLY. extremely satisfying.