Skillet Chicken in Tomato Chipotle Sauce With Avocado Crema
Prep Time: 5mins
Cook Time: 20mins
Total Time: 25mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
A quick Mexican-inspired chicken dish, made in the skillet with a smoky-spicy tomato-chipotle sauce topped with an avocado-sour cream sauce.
Ingredients
21 pound total boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved
3/4teaspoonkosher salt
1/2teaspooncumin
Freshly ground black pepper(to taste)
Olive oil spray
1teaspoonolive oil
1/2small onion(sliced)
2garlic cloves(minced)
1/2cuptomato sauce
1/2cuplow sodium chicken broth
1tablespoonchipotle pepper in adobo
Juice of ½ lime
2tablespoonschopped cilantro
Avocado Sauce:
1/4cuplow fat sour cream
1ounceavocado
2tablespoonsfresh cilantro leaves
½small jalapeno pepper(seeds and membrane removed)
1small garlic clove
1tablespoonlime juice
1/8tspkosher salt
Freshly ground pepper(to taste)
1 tablespoonwater(as needed)
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Instructions
Place the chicken breast halves between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or parchment and lightly pound to even thickness. Season both sides with ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper.
Heat large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Spray with olive oil spray, add chicken breasts and brown each side, 2 minutes each. Remove chicken from pan and set aside on a plate.
Reduce heat to medium, add oil and onions and sauté, scraping brown bits with a wooden spoon, about 3 minutes or until onions are tender. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds more. Add tomato sauce, chicken broth, ½ teaspoon salt, cumin, chipotle pepper and adobo sauce, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, return chicken to pan, cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes more or until chicken is cooked through. Add lime juice.
Meanwhile, to make the avocado sauce combine all sauce ingredients in a small blender and process until smooth and uniform in color.
To serve: Top each chicken breast half with tomato sauce mixture, avocado sauce and garnish with cilantro.