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Chicken "cantina"

Name: Chicken "cantina"
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g chicken breast; 1 onion; 4 tablespoons oil; 2 tablespoons chilli spices; 800 g peeled and chopped tomatoes; 1 bayleaf; 1 garlic clove; Salt; Pepper

Chicken cantina is a simple recipe for spicy chicken with onions and tomatoes, served with rice, red beans or both.

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Duration

40 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 5^th 2026

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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: 1,710 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

10 min.

Cooking

30 min.

All in all

40 min.

Preparation 10 min.

Cooking 30 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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	8 g RDI=14 %	2 g RDI=1 %	6 g RDI=8 %	100 kcal RDI=5 %	422 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	37 g RDI=58 %	11 g RDI=4 %	26 g RDI=36 %	430 kcal RDI=22 %	1,802 kJ RDI=22 %
Whole recipe	150 g RDI=231 %	46 g RDI=17 %	104 g RDI=143 %	1,721 kcal RDI=86 %	7,207 kJ RDI=86 %