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Chicken Mole

Chocolate in Phase 1 of The South Beach Diet™? It's true. Here's a Mexican chicken mole recipe that's perfect for all phases of The South Beach Diet™, and perfect for banishing cravings. This spicy, classic Mexican recipe combines chicken breast tenders, onions, peppers, chili powder, and tomatoes, with a sweet-spicy mole recipe of cinnamon, cloves, peanut butter and, of course, cocoa. The result is an absolutely delicious, slightly spicy chicken recipe that's super-easy to prepare and simply delicious to eat! The succulent chicken breast combines beautifully with the natural sweetness of the cocoa and spices, making this sweet-spicy chicken mole a real winner! Try this South Beach Diet™ mole recipe today.

Serves 2

Ingredients
This delicious, spicy chicken will be perfect any time for you chocolate lovers out there.

1 1/4 pounds chicken breast tenders
Salt
Ground black pepper
1/2 large onion, chopped
1/2 large green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped
1/2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 can (7 1/4 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon unsweetened natural peanut butter
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 scallion, chopped

Instructions
Sprinkle the chicken with salt and black pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with olive oil cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 8 minutes, turning once, or until browned on both sides. Remove the chicken to a large plate.

Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the skillet and cook for 3 minutes, or until the onion becomes translucent. Stir in the chili powder, cinnamon, and cloves and cook for 1 minute. Return the chicken to the skillet. Add the tomatoes (with juice), peanut butter, and cocoa powder and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer, stirring every few minutes, for 25 minutes, turning once, or until the chicken is no longer pink. Garnish with the scallions.

Recipe from The South Beach Diet Cookbook. For information on the book, click here.

Nutritional Information:
431 calories
8 total fat (2 g sat)
164 mg cholesterol
17 g carbohydrate
70 g protein
6 g fiber
398 mg sodium

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