Chicken Legs With Easy Mole Sauce Recipe

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Chicken Legs With Easy Mole Sauce
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Directions:

  1. In large, heavy skillet saute onion over moderately high heat until golden brown.
  2. In motar, crush coriander seeds and aniseed or grind in a spice grinder. Stir into onion mixture with chili powder, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in cocoa powder, peanut butter, 2 cups of broth, tomatoes, raisins, garlic paste and salt, to taste and simmer sauce loosely covered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Take the sauce off the heat and let cool while preparing the chicken legs.
  3. Pat legs dry, season with salt and pepper. On oiled rack of a broiler pan, broil skin side up for approximately 10 minutes, turn and broil other side for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  4. In blender or food processor puree the sauce in batches, adding remaining broth as necessary to thin.
  5. Transfer sauce to skillet, add legs, and simmer mixture loosely covered for 30 minutes.
  6. Serve legs with mole sauce over rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  7. Note: Prep and cook times are estimates.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 786.62 Kcal (3293 kJ)
Calories from fat 284.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.59g 49%
Cholesterol 482.3mg 161%
Sodium 1371.68mg 57%
Potassium 1640.73mg 35%
Total Carbs 13.35g 4%
Sugars 3.72g 15%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Protein 103.66g 207%
Vitamin C 14.5mg 24%
Iron 6.6mg 37%
Calcium 100.4mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 105.32 Kcal (441 kJ)
Calories from fat 38.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.23g 49%
Cholesterol 64.57mg 161%
Sodium 183.65mg 57%
Potassium 219.67mg 35%
Total Carbs 1.79g 4%
Sugars 0.5g 15%
Dietary Fiber 0.54g 16%
Protein 13.88g 207%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 24%
Iron 0.9mg 37%
Calcium 13.4mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.6
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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