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Breast Of Chicken Mexicaine

Here's how you make Breast Of Chicken Mexicaine
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 2h
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds chicken breasts, bone in
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon salt, to taste it's going to reduce start with a teaspoon
  • Saute
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 15 ounces tomatoes (1 can)
  • 15 ounces peas, drained (1 can)
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • Slurry
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Simmer chicken breasts in water and salt until tender.

  • Step 2: Cool chicken in water.

  • Step 3: Remove skin and bones, keeping chicken in fairly large bite size pieces; set aside.

  • Step 4: Boil broth down to 2 cups and strain.

  • Step 5: Sauce: Melt butter in skillet and add onion, sauté until onion is transparent and season lightly.

  • Step 6: Add green peppers, garlic and chili powder.

  • Step 7: Cook for a minute.

  • Step 8: Add rest of sauce ingredients and chicken broth.

  • Step 9: Simmer 30 minutes.

  • Step 10: Add slurry and cook until thickened.

  • Step 11: Add chicken meat.

  • Step 12: Cook until hot.

  • Step 13: Season to taste.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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