Arepas Filling: "La Reina Pepiada" (Chicken & Avocado)

By Chez_Alexander

Ingredients

• 8 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 red onion, cut in chunks
• 1/2 ripe avocado
• 3 TBS mayonnaise
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 TBS minced red onion
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Chopped cilantro & shredded white cheese for garnish

Details

Adapted from epicurious.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) Place the chicken breasts and chunks of onion in a medium saucepan and add enough chicken broth to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Cool chicken in liquid. Roughly shred.

2) In a bowl, add the chicken with the rest of ingredients together and mix (best done with clean hands.) You’ll want to “mush” the avocado and break the chicken up a little. Season with salt and pepper. Taste and add more lime juice to give the filling a pleasant, but not sour, tang. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Serving size = 1/3 cup; this recipe makes enough to fill 6 arepas