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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.

21 K 4/5 (5 reviews)

40 min.

Easy

16.40 €

4 people

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 10^th 2024

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For 4 people, you will need:

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

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 10 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 3 ½ cups chicken breast into medium-sized pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare and chop 1 onion.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

In a large frying pan over high heat, pour in 4 tablespoons oil and when hot add the chicken and 2 tablespoons 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 3 ½ cups peeled and chopped tomatoes, 1 bayleaf and 1 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	150 RDI=60 %	50 RDI=4 %	110 RDI=20 %	1,770 RDI=90 %	7,390 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	8 RDI=3 %	2 RDI=0 %	6 RDI=1 %	100 RDI=5 %	430 RDI: 5 %
Per person	40 RDI=10 %	10 RDI=1 %	30 RDI=4 %	440 RDI=20 %	1,850 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

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