Chicken Pepian

Name: Chicken Pepian
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons whole cumin seed; 237 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus 1/4 cup for garnish; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 medium (2-inch) jalapeno pepper, seeded and roughly chopped; 4 servings Lime wedges; 237 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 5 peppercorns; 71 grams large poblano pepper (about , seeded and cut into 4 pieces; 1 teaspoons salt; 680 grams boneless skinless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/2-inch thickness; 454 grams fresh tomatillos; 118 milliliters raw unsalted pumpkin seeds; 2 whole allspice

Chicken Pepian might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This recipe makes 4 servings with 371 calories, 42g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. If you have olive oil, tomatillos, allspice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the broiler.

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Broiler

Remove papery outer layer from tomatillos then rinse them in warm water to remove some of their natural stickiness. Pat dry, then cut into quarters. Toss tomatillos and poblano with 2 teaspoons of the oil, place on a baking sheet and broil until charred, about 10 minutes.

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Tomatillos

Poblano Pepper

Water

Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Heat a large saute pan over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Add pumpkin seeds, peppercorns, allspice, and cumin and toast until pumpkin seeds are fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Peppercorns

Allspice

Cumin

Toast

Transfer to a plate.

In same saute pan, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onions and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.

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Garlic

Onion

Place tomatillos, poblano, onions and garlic, cilantro, chicken broth, jalapeno, toasted seeds and spices and salt in a blender and blend on high until totally smooth, about 30 seconds.

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Chicken Broth

Tomatillos

Cilantro

Jalapeno Pepper

Poblano Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Spices

Seeds

Salt

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Blender

Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in skillet and cook the chicken until browned on both sides and nearly cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.

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Olive Oil