• Prep Time: 15 Minutes
  • Cooking Time: 6 Hours
  • Serves: 6 Serving

Slow Cooker Chocolate Chicken Mole

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Category: Dinner Party, Healthy Recipes, Main Dish, Chicken

 Ingredients List

  • 2 lbs chicken pieces (breasts and legs work well) bone in, Skin removed
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
  • 6 - 7 whole tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 5 dried New Mexico chili peppers, rehydrated and chopped
  • ¼ cup almond butter
  • 2.5 oz dark chocolate (70% or above)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp guajillpo chili powder
  • avocado, cilantro and jalapeno, all chopped.

 Directions

1. Generous salt and pepper the chicken.
2. Place a pan over medium heat and add the ghee.
3. Once the ghee has warmed, add the chicken and brown on all sizes. This may need to be done in batches.
4. Move the chicken to slow cooker.
5. Add onion to the same pan and saute until translucent.
6. Add garlic and saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Transfer onion and garlic to the slow cooker.
8. Add the tomatoes, chili peppers, almond butter, dark chocolate, salt and spices to the slow cooker.
9. Cook on low to 4 to 6 hours or until the chicken is tender and pulls apart easily.
10. Top mole with the avocado, cilantro and jalapeno and serve!

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