Rick Bayless' Chicken a La Veracruzana Recipe


Submitted by pandajenn19

Makes 6 servings


Delicious, filling, authentic mexican. Very unique flavor. I've used leg/thigh quarters as well as boneless breast meat. Dark meat is of course more tender.

Ingredients
1 pound potatoes, cut into 6 wedges, preferably red or yukon gold potatoes
1 1/2 pound skinless chicken thigh (3 pounds with bones)
28 ounce tomatoes, canned, diced, drained
5 jalapeno peppers, canned, pickled, stemmed, seeded and cut into strips
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped or pressed
30 grams (2 tbls) worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Directions
Combine canned diced tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic, worcestershire sauce, thyme, cloves, and cinnamon together. Place potatoes in bottom of slow cooker, add chicken on top of potatoes. (Chicken will be very tender after cooking. Recipe calls for leg/thigh quarters, but the bones get a little difficult because the chicken falls off.) Add tomato mixture on top. Slow cook for 6 hours on high. If desired, top with chopped green olives and parsley when serving.
Categories

Chicken, Main Dish, Mexican, Slow Cook

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 346.3g
Amount Per Serving
Calories
304
Calories from Fat
80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
8.9g
14%
Saturated Fat
2.4g
12%
Cholesterol
101mg
34%
Sodium
415mg
17%
Total Carbohydrates
19.6g
7%
Dietary Fiber
3.9g
16%
Sugars
4.7g
Protein
35.5g
Vitamin A 30% Vitamin C 57%
Calcium 5% Iron 14%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.
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Nutrition Grade
96% confidence
A-
  Good points
  • High in niacin
  • High in selenium
  • High in vitamin B6
  • High in vitamin C
  •   Bad points
  • High in cholesterol
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