Chicken With Chipotle Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 chipotle chiles
• 1 cup water
• chicken broth
• 3 onions, thinly sliced
• 6 chicken breasts
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt, pepper to taste
• fresh oregano (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 put the dried chiles in a bowl and pour in hot water to cover,let stand for 30 min until very soft.drain,reserve the soaking water.cut off the stem and scrape out the seeds.
• 2 add some chicken broth to the chile soaking water to make 1 2/3 cup,blend the chiles and water mixture in a blender until smooth.
• 3 heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion over low or medium heat for 5 min or until they become soft but not colored,stir occasionally.
• 4 use a slotted spoon to transfer the onion into a casserole,sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 5 arrange the chicken breasts on top of the onion,sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
• 6 pour the chipotle puree onto the chicken breasts,evenly coat them.bake it at 350f in the oven for 45min - 1hr or until the chicken is cooked through but still moist and tender,garnish with fresh oregano.
• 7 serve with boiled rice and frijoles de olla.