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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 4 people, you will need:

1 700 g chicken breast
2 1 onion
3 4 tablespoons oil
4 2 tablespoons chilli spices
5 800 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
6 1 bayleaf
7 1 garlic clove
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,726 grams

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10 min.	27 min.	37 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 700 g 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 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.

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
1,766 Kcal or 7,394 Kj	150 gr	46 gr	109 gr
65 %	43 %	3 %	12 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
102 Kcal or 427 Kj	9 gr	3 gr	6 gr
4 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
441 Kcal or 1,846 Kj	38 gr	12 gr	27 gr
16 %	11 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 16.36 €
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, Polenta parmentier, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Pissaladière with puff pastry, ... All
	Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coq au vin, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Paella, Chinese style chicken, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and cashew brik rolls, "Au vert" beef, How to cook red meat properly, Bistro-style cabbage salad, Ali Baba bread, ... All
	Chilli spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Nachos, Spicy seafood plancha, Express chilli con carne, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, ... All

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