Slow Cooker Chicken Mole

A unique blend of spices and cocoa powder turns into a rich and complex mole sauce after a long simmer in the slow cooker. Along with the tender chicken, it's a great filler for soft tortillas, or as a dip with corn chips.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 289 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 finely chopped canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce
• 0.5 cup raisins
• 0.125 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1.5 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place onion, raisins, garlic, sesame seeds, chopped chipotle pepper, peanut butter and crushed tomatoes in slow cooker. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, chili powder, cumin, coriander, nutmeg, and cocoa powder. Place chicken in the sauce.

Step 2

Cover; cook on Low until chicken is very tender, about 5 hours.