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Chicken "cantina"

Chicken cantina is a simple recipe for spicy chicken with onions and tomatoes, served with rice, red beans or both.

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Last modified on: March 10^th 2024

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 416.5 ml chicken breast
2 ½ onion
3 2 tablespoons oil
4 1 tablespoon chilli spices
5 400 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes
6 ½ bayleaf
7 ½ garlic clove
8 salt
9 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
10 min.	27 min.	37 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 416.5 ml chicken breast into medium-sized pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare and chop ½ onion.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

In a large frying pan over high heat, pour in 2 tablespoons oil and when hot add the chicken and 1 tablespoon chilli spices.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Brown, stirring occasionally, then add the onion, season with salt and pepper, and mix well.

Cook together for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 5 - 20 min.

Add 400 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes, ½ bayleaf and ½ garlic clove, salt and pepper again, and stir.

Lower the heat and cook gently, reducing slightly, for 15 to 20 minutes.

Stage 6

Check the seasoning, then remove and discard the garlic and bay leaf.

Serve with rice, kidney beans or vegetables of your choice.

Remarks

You can replace the bay leaf with a bouquet garni, for a more delicate taste.

Feel free to adapt the quantity of spices to your taste.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
883 Kcal or 3,697 Kj	75 gr	23 gr	55 gr
44 %	29 %	2 %	8 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
102 Kcal or 427 Kj	9 gr	3 gr	6 gr
5 %	3 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
441 Kcal or 1,846 Kj	38 gr	12 gr	27 gr
22 %	14 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 8.18 €
Per person : 4.09 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausage rougail, Veal Marengo, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Rice à l'italienne, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Chinese Soup, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Bistro celery salad, Ardennes Salad, Winegrowers' sausage casserole, ... All
	Chilli spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chilli potato wedges, Sautéed chicken with leeks, Spicy hot toasted cashew nuts, Enchiladas, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All

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