Mexican Chicken and Polenta Recipe

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Mexican Chicken and Polenta
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
292
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place chicken in a large skillet and cover with water; add chopped cilantro, oregano, onion and peeled clove of garlic.
  2. Cook chicken breasts over medium heat about 10 to 15 minutes; chicken should no longer be pink in center; remove chicken from pan and let cool; reserve liquid.
  3. Add ancho peppers to the reserved liquid in pan; cover and soak about 10 minutes (no heat on pan); drain liquid into a bowl.
  4. (Sometimes, I add the whole ancho to the pand and seed after they are softened.) Shred cooled chicken and set aside.
  5. Place peppers, garlic, tomato sauce and cumin in blender and blend on high until smooth, about 2 minutes; if you have an immersion blender you can add everything to the pan and blend.
  6. Pour mixture into a saucepan, add chicken and heat through about 3 or 4 minutes; use drained poaching liquid to thin a bit if it seems too dry.
  7. To make polenta, bring water to a boil; add salt.
  8. Add about 1/2 cup of the water to the cornmeal to make a paste or slurry; Slowly add cornmeal slurry to the boiling water, stirring until smooth; after 10 minutes add Splenda and corn kernels; cook another 3 to 5 minutes.
  9. Spoon 1/4 of the cooked polenta onto the serving plate; top with 1/4 of chicken and chili mixture; garnish with additional cilantro (optional) or chopped scallions (optional).
  10. OR If you prefer polenta wedges, coat a 9 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray and pour polenta into pan; smooth with a spatula; let polenta to firm up, about 3 minutes; cut into quarters and remove from pan.
  11. Place polenta slices in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray; cook on both sides until crispy, about 2 to 4 minutes per side.
  12. Place polenta wedge onto the serving plate; top with 1/4 of chicken and chili mixture; garnish with additional cilantro (optional) or chopped scallions (optional).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 292.17 Kcal (1223 kJ)
Calories from fat 59.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.61g 10%
Cholesterol 66.89mg 22%
Sodium 539.12mg 22%
Potassium 913.29mg 19%
Total Carbs 34.1g 11%
Sugars 2.22g 9%
Dietary Fiber 6.18g 25%
Protein 27.7g 55%
Vitamin C 6.2mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 2.8mg 16%
Calcium 66mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 61.7 Kcal (258 kJ)
Calories from fat 12.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.4g 10%
Cholesterol 14.13mg 22%
Sodium 113.85mg 22%
Potassium 192.86mg 19%
Total Carbs 7.2g 11%
Sugars 0.47g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 25%
Protein 5.85g 55%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 10%
Iron 0.6mg 16%
Calcium 13.9mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.6
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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