Chipotle Chicken and Rice

By soccercat

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 2 lbs.)
• coarse salt and ground pepper
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chipped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 canned chipolte chilies in adobo, minced
• 2 large tomatoes, diced large
• 1 cup long grain white rice
• lime wedges, for serving
• chopped cilantro leaves for serving

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 95mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a large dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium high. Season chicken on both sides with 1 teaspoon salt salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Working in batches, brown chicken on both sides, about 6 minutes total; transfer to a plate.

2. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot (if necessary, add a bit of water to release browned bits).

3. Add garlic, cumin and chiles; cook until garlic is soft and fragrant, 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and 1 teaspoon salt and cook until tomatoes begin to break down and release their juices 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup water and return chicken and any accumulated juices to pot. Cover, reduce to a simmer and cook 25 minutes.

4. Remove several pieces of chicken and stir in rice, making sure it is completely submerged in liquid. Replace chicken, cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 25 to minutes more. Serve with lime wedges and cilantro if desired.

474 calories, 18g fat, 31g protein, 43g carbs