Stuffed Chicken with Nopales

Name: Stuffed Chicken with Nopales
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1/2 cups white onion, sliced; 1 cup nopal, cut into strips and cooked; salt; oregano; pepper; 4 chicken breasts, flattened; 1 cup Oaxaca cheese, shredded; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, for sauce; 3 cloves garlic, chopped, for sauce; 1 white onion, cut into eighths, for sauce; 6 tomatoes, cut into quarters, for sauce582; 1/4 cups fresh cilantro, fresh, for sauce; 4 guajillo chiles, for sauce; 1 tablespoon allspice berry, for sauce; 1 cup chicken broth, for sauce; 1 pinch salt, for sauce

Ilse Castrejón

If you like easy chicken recipes, you must prepare this Stuffed Chicken with Nopales. A delicious and healthy way to make chicken. Nopales are an important source of fiber and minerals, and they have detoxifying properties. That is why it is a very healthy food and an ideal vegetable to accompany dishes.

This Stuffed Chicken with Nopales has string cheese, known as Oaxaca cheese, since the procedure for making it in strands originates from this state. Oaxaca cheese is a very healthy food, as it is one of the cheeses with the least fat content.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 18-09-2018

Preparation

30 mins

45 mins

Low

For the filling, heat a pan over medium heat with the oil, cook the onion with the nopales until they stop releasing slime, season to your liking with salt, pepper, and oregano. Set aside. On a cutting board, place the chicken breasts, fill with the nopales and Oaxaca cheese, roll them up, season with salt, pepper, and a little oregano. If necessary, secure with a toothpick. Heat a grill over high heat and cook the chicken rolls until well done. Cut the rolls and keep warm. For the sauce, heat a pan over medium heat with the oil, cook the garlic with the onion until you achieve a golden color, add the tomato, cilantro, guajillo pepper, allspice, and coriander seeds. Cook for 10 minutes and fill with the chicken broth, season with salt and continue cooking for another 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Blend the sauce until you obtain a homogeneous mixture. Serve on a plate as a mirror, place the chicken on top and enjoy.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

101.4

kcal

5.07%

Carbohydrate, by difference

3.3

1.1%

Protein

12.7

25.4%

Total lipid (fat)

4.4

6.77%

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