Easy Chicken Molé Recipe | Molé Doña María

mole sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade mole

💰Cheaper: store-bought salsa

Homemade mole can be healthier with less sugar, while salsa is a budget-friendly alternative.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are often less expensive than breasts.

Boil water in a pot until nice and hot.

Add chicken drumsticks, half an onion, and 2 garlic cloves to the boiling water.

Cook the chicken for about 15 minutes, covered.

Peel 4 Russet potatoes and cut them into three pieces, then soak them in cold water to prevent browning.

Remove the chicken, onion, and garlic from the pot, leaving the bay leaf.

Blend the mole sauce with 3 cups of the chicken broth from the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon to the blended mole sauce.

Pour the blended mole sauce back into the pot with the cubed potatoes.

Cook on medium heat for 20 minutes without covering, until the sauce thickens and the potatoes are tender.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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