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Chicken & chorizo mole
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken & chorizo mole

25 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

Chorizo and shredded chicken in a spicy almond and sesame mole (adapted from a recipe by Thomasina Miers)

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

562
Calories
38g
Protein
21g
Fat
59g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 21 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 medium chicken breasts (approx. 500g)
  • 3 tsp dried thyme
  • 3 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 15 black peppercorns
  • half a carrot, sliced lengthways
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 6 ripe tomatoes
  • half an onion, skin left on
  • 5 large garlic cloves, skin left on
  • 100g blanched almonds
  • 50g stale white bread, torn into pieces
  • 3 fresh red chillis
  • 50g sesame seeds
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 200g cooking chorizo, roughly chopped
  • 150g green olives, roughly chopped
  • 30g capers, washed and chopped
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 15g brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 small bunch fresh coriander, chopped

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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