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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 8 people, you will need:

1 1 kg 400 g chicken breast
2 2 onions
3 8 tablespoons oil
4 4 tablespoons chilli spices
5 1 kg 600 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
6 2 bayleaves
7 2 cloves garlic
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 3,452 grams

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 1 kg 400 g chicken breast into medium-sized pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare and chop 2 onions.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

In a large frying pan over high heat, pour in 8 tablespoons oil and when hot add the chicken and 4 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 1 kg 600 g peeled and chopped tomatoes, 2 bayleaves and 2 cloves garlic, 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
3,532 Kcal or 14,788 Kj	300 gr	92 gr	218 gr
177 %	116 %	9 %	33 %

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 8 people : 32.72 €
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: Polpete, Enchiladas, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Tagliatelle with rillons and tomatoes, Sunday night pasta, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken nems, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Greek salad with chicken, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro-style cabbage salad, Home-made potato crisps , Bistro celery salad, Taos hotpot, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", ... All
	Chilli spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Taos hotpot, Express chilli con carne, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Spicy hot toasted cashew nuts, Enchiladas, ... All

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