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🍽️ Creamy Chocolate Chili Chicken

914 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (approx. 1.2 kg)
• 500 ml chicken broth
• 400 g peeled canned tomatoes
• 120 g peeled almond kernels
• 80 g dark chocolate
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 onion
• 1 jalapeño
• 80 g raisins
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 0.5 tsp clove powder
• 0.25 tsp anise seeds

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Cut the meat into 4 to 6 pieces and place them in a baking dish.
3. 3. Roughly chop the tomatoes and add them with their juice to a blending cup.
4. 4. Roughly chop the almonds and add them to the blending cup as well.
5. 5. Finely chop the chocolate and add it to the blending cup.
6. 6. Peel the garlic, press it through a garlic press, and add it to the blending cup.
7. 7. Peel the onion, dice it finely, and add it to the blending cup.
8. 8. Seed the chili pepper, wash and dry it, finely chop it, and add it to the blending cup.
9. 9. Add all remaining sauce ingredients to the blending cup.
10. 10. Blend everything with a hand blender or in a food processor until smooth.
11. 11. Mix the sauce with 300 milliliters of the broth.
12. 12. Pour the sauce over the meat in the baking dish.
13. 13. Turn the meat pieces several times in the sauce so they are well coated.
14. 14. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
15. 15. Cook the chicken in the preheated oven for about 60 minutes.
16. 16. Baste the meat with the sauce repeatedly during the cooking time.
17. 17. If the sauce becomes too thick, add a little more broth.
18. 18. Serve the dish immediately after cooking.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 914
• Protein: 69 g · Fett/Fat: 57 g · Carbs: 31 g