Mexican Chicken

Submitted by Peter J

"A slightly modified version of a recipe from Easy International Cooking that is really bursting with flavour. With the chillies leave the seeds if you like some heat, remove the seeds if you want a little less heat or leave them out all together for a mild result. It is great served with crusty bread and also re-heats well. I've specified thigh meat because it's cheaper and works well, but you can use breast or other cuts as well."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 kg chicken thigh pieces, diced
• 59.14 ml flour
• 1.23 ml ground black pepper
• 59.14 ml oil
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 9.85 ml garlic, crushed
• 8 hot green chili peppers, sliced (optional)
• 425 g diced tomatoes
• 236.59 ml chicken stock
• 118.29 ml red wine
• 4.92 ml chili flakes
• 2.46 ml oregano
• 310 g corn kernels, drained
• 1 capsicum, seeded and sliced
• 236.59 ml green olives (pitted or stuffed)
• 9.85 ml cornflour

directions

1. Dust chicken in flour, shake off excess and sprinkle with pepper.
2. Heat oil in a large frying pan and brown chicken, then transfer to a casserole dish leaving oil behind.
3. Add onions and garlic to the same pan and cook until tender.
4. Add chillies, tomato, chicken stock, wine, chilli flakes and oregano and bring to the boil stirring occasionally.
5. Pour over the top of the chicken in the casserole dish and bake for one hour at 180C (350F).
6. Remove a little of the cooking liquid and mix through the cornflour.
7. Stir through the corn, capsicum, olives and cornflour in the casserole dish. Season with additional pepper if desired.
8. Bake a further 15 minutes or until thickened.

Reviews

[JustJanS]

I had my doubts about red wine in a Mexican Style dish but it worked pretty well. I'd add a teaspoon or two of cumin next time and finish with fresh chopped coriander to give it even more of a Mexican feel. I had to use chicken breast, so reduced the first bit of the cook to half an hour-then continued on for the last 15 minutes. That worked perfectly-the breasts were not at all dried out. I felt the flour coating the chicken thickened the dish enough for us, so omitted the cornflour. I used all the chilli flakes but just one long green chilli as the ones we have right now are SUPER hot (which is unusual for the long ones)

 

[Acerast]

I had this ready for DH when he returned from a business trip. He enjoyed it tremendously (we both did)! I cooked it in a clay pot and found the flavor was marvelous and had a depth that must have been from the red wine. The cornflour gave it an earthy taste (I usually have a bag of Harina Pan in the cupboard but didn't so used stone ground cornmeal - wonderful!) The spiciness from the peppers was just right for us and we liked the contrast between the salty olives and the sweet corn. I will halve the olives next time (and DH has requested a next time) so as to balance that bite with the corn kernels. I served it with tomatoes and avocados tossed in olive oil and lemon juice on a bed of shredded lettuce - a cool and refreshing contrast to this hot a spicy dish! THANKS PeterJ!!

 

[JoyfulCook]

A really delightful recipe. lots of flavour and a nice bite of chilli - and the red wine really added to to it as well. Its a real keeper thanks so much for posting this. I will upload a photo as soon as possible.

 

[PaulaG]

I used 2 boneless chicken breasts and made what I thought would be 2 servings but was delighted when I actually was able to enjoy leftovers. The flour was a gluten free blend and was seasoned with pepper prior to coating the chicken. A can of Rotel Tomatoes and Green Chili replaced the tomatoes and chilies called for in the recipe. The olives were reduced for personal taste. This was served with corn tostadas with a salad of fresh greens, diced avocado and tomatoes which were tossed with Recipe #431876. A recipe with lots of zip! Made for Aussie Swap.

 

[Jubes]

This was an easy recipe to make and made gluten-free by simply using fine ground rice flour to coat the chicken. I used 1/2 chicken thigh fillet and 1/2 breast fillet,two long green chillis and just a sprinkle of hot chilli flakes. A good temp for kids to enjoy. I didn't need to add in the cornflour at the end of cooking time, though I did add some extra corn kernals to use up the whole can. My husband has happily taken a 2nd huge serving to enjoy at work tonight. Reviewed for Aus/NZ Forum Recipe Swap January 2012. I served with rice to be gluten-free but also would be great with corn chips. Photo to be posted