Chipotle Cream Chicken

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Chipotle Cream Chicken). My picky boyfriend always eats seconds of this. It's like enchiladas without the tortillas. Serve over rice -- we like to serve with yellow rice or Mexican rice. You will want something to soak up all the delicious sauce.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Chipotle Cream Chicken

Ingredients

¼ cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 pound skinless

boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ cup diced onion

½ cup chopped green bell pepper

1 tablespoon butter

¾ cup low-sodium chicken broth

2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

½ cup sour cream

¼ cup chopped cilantro

Jewel's Watermelon Margaritas

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Place the flour garlic powder salt and black pepper into a large plastic bag. Close the bag and shake a few times to mix the seasonings and drop in the chicken pieces a few at a time. Shake the bag to coat the chicken with seasoned flour.

Step 2

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook and stir the onion and green pepper in the oil until the onion is translucent about 6 minutes. Stir in butter and allow to melt. Add the seasoned chicken to the skillet and cook and stir until the chicken pieces are browned on all sides about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Increase heat to medium-high and pour in chicken broth; stir in the chipotle peppers with adobo sauce. Bring to a boil and reduce the chicken broth by half stirring often about 10 minutes. Remove from heat stir in the sour cream to make a smooth sauce and sprinkle with cilantro to serve.

Nutritional Information

Chipotle Cream Chicken

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 291.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 29.1g 58%

Carbohydrates: 11g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 1.2g 5%

Sugars: 1.6g

Fat: 14g 22%

Saturated Fat: 6.5g 33%

Cholesterol: 86.9mg 29%

Vitamin A Iu: 562.6IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 18.9mg 146%

Vitamin B6: 0.7mg 45%

Vitamin C: 18.9mg 32%

Folate: 29.6mcg 7%

Calcium: 57.3mg 6%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 41.8mg 15%

Potassium: 422.6mg 12%

Sodium: 456mg 18%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 18%

Calories From Fat: 126.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.