Easy Mole Recipe
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
12
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Calories
98 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Mexican
Easy Mole Recipe
Description
The Easy Mole Recipe begins by softening onions and garlic in olive oil to build a savory base. Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and diced tomatoes with green chiles add smoky heat and acidity. This mixture simmers before being pureed with creamy peanut butter, low-sodium chicken broth, chili powder, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and unsweetened chocolate. After blending, the sauce returns to the pot to reduce and thicken, melding the flavors further. The resulting sauce is dense, with layers of smoky, spicy, and subtly sweet notes highlighted by the richness of chocolate and peanut butter.
This homemade mole sauce complements chicken well, providing a flavorful coating or dip. It can be refrigerated for up to two weeks or frozen for two months, allowing for advance preparation and flexible use in meals.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce chopped
- 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from the chipotle pepper can
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes with green chiles 1 can
- 4 tablespoons peanut butter creamy
- 2 cups chicken broth low-sodium
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon sea salt coarse
- 1 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
Instructions
- Place a pot over medium heat and add the oil.
- Add the onion and garlic, stirring often, for 5 minutes until softened and fragrant.
- Add the chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, and tomatoes with green chiles. Stir to combine. Reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Carefully pour the mixture into a food processor.
- Add the peanut butter, chicken broth, chili powder, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Blend until well combined.
- Return the mixture to the pot over medium heat. Cook to reduce for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the chocolate and stir until melted.
Notes
- Store the mole sauce in an airtight container refrigerated for up to two weeks or freeze for up to two months.
- Use this sauce to make traditional Chicken Mole by cooking chicken in the sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 98kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 382mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 195mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 142IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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