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Whip- up a delicious quick mole in your slow cooker. This chicken wings mole is spiced with chipotle chiles in adobo, fire-roasted tomatoes, chocolate and other spices.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 3 hours
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
For the chicken:
3 lb chicken drummettes and wingettes
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp coarse kosher salt
For the glaze:
2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, chopped finely
½ cup chopped onion
1 (14.5 oz) canned organic fire roasted chopped tomatoes, drained properly
3 tbsp honey
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp chopped bittersweet chocolate
½ tsp ground cinnamon
2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp coarse kosher salt
Toppings:
1 lime, sliced into wedges
3 tbsp roasted salted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
Directions:
1. Set the oven control to broil then spray a 3 ½ to 4-qt slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. Grease the broiler pan rack with cooking spray then sprinkle salt and pepper all over the chicken. Place the chicken on the rack in pan.
3. Broil the chicken about 3-inches from heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until browned, turning over when it’s halfway through broiling time.
4. Place the broiled chicken in the slow cooker.
5. Combine the glaze ingredients in the bowl of a food processor then process for about 30 seconds until smooth. Pour the puree over the chicken then stir to coat.
6. Cover the slow cooker then cook on low heat setting for 3 hours.
7. Serve the chicken with glaze for dipping. Top with pepitas and lime wedges.
