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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 12 people, you will need:

1 5 lb + 8.0 oz chicken breast
2 3 onions
3 12 tablespoons oil
4 6 tablespoons chilli spices
5 5 lb + 4.5 oz peeled and chopped tomatoes
6 3 bayleaves
7 3 cloves garlic
8 salt
9 pepper

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10 min.	27 min.	37 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 5 lb + 8.0 oz chicken breast into medium-sized pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare and chop 3 onions.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

In a large frying pan over high heat, pour in 12 tablespoons oil and when hot add the chicken and 6 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 5 lb + 4.5 oz peeled and chopped tomatoes, 3 bayleaves and 3 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
5,298 Kcal or 22,182 Kj	451 gr	138 gr	327 gr
265 %	173 %	13 %	50 %

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 12 people : 41.79 £
Per person : 3.48 £

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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: Sausages with baked beans, French style, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Polenta parmentier, Polpete, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tex-Mex chicken burger, Chicken nems, Vol-au-vent, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Chinese style chicken, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise tart for Seàn, Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, ... All
	Chilli spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicano burger, Spicy seafood plancha, Sautéed chicken with leeks, Express chilli con carne, Chicken and avocado bagels, ... All

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