4.7 from 87 votes
Easy Mole Recipe
Easy Mole Recipe creates a rich sauce by simmering a blend of onions, garlic, chipotle peppers, diced tomatoes with green chiles, and peanut butter, then blending these with spices, chicken broth, and unsweetened chocolate. The sauce has a complex, smoky, and slightly spicy flavor balanced with the creamy peanut butter and dark chocolate, suitable for serving over chicken or other dishes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
98 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Mexican
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.
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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
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98
% 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.