BEST AND EASIEST MOLE recipe

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner and lower in calories; chicken thighs are more affordable than breasts.

mole sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade mole with less sugar

💰Cheaper: store-bought mole

Homemade mole can be made healthier with less sugar, while store-bought options can save time.

Add chicken legs, wings, and breasts to a pot.

Fill the pot with a little water and bring to a boil.

Add a whole onion and 4-5 cloves of garlic to the pot.

Season with salt to taste.

Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours until chicken is cooked through.

In a separate pan, boil 10 guajillo chiles and 10 California chiles after deseeding them.

Warm oil in the pan to brown the chicken after boiling.

Remove chicken from the stock and tear it into pieces in the pan.

Add the onion from the chicken stock, 3 cloves of garlic, and the boiled chiles to the blender.

Add 2 cans of tomato sauce and 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon to the blender.

Pour in about 4 cups of chicken broth into the blender.

Blend all ingredients until smooth.

Pour the blended mixture over the chicken in the pan.

Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.

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