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 10th 2024
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700 g chicken breast
1 
4 tablespoons 
2 tablespoons chilli spices
800 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
1 
1 
How long does it take?
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.
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.
Cook together for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 5 - 20 min.
Add 800 g 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.
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.
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.
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 |
| 1,766 Kcal or 7,394 Kj | 150 gr | 46 gr | 109 gr |
| 88 % | 58 % | 4 % | 17 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 16.36 €
- Per person : 4.09 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pissaladière with puff pastry, Veal Marengo, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Tomato sauce (for pizzas), White bean gratin "à l'italienne", ... All |
 | Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vol-au-vent, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Warm chicken salad, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, ... All |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Montagnon rice, Bourguignon potatoes , How to prevent butter burning during cooking, Ardennes Salad, ... All |
 | Chilli spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spicy seafood plancha, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Spicy hot toasted cashew nuts, Nachos, ... All |
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