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For the salsa

  • 1 small red onion
    finely chopped
  • 3 ripe tomatoes
    finely chopped
  • 1 lime
    zested and juiced
  • 1 small bunch coriander
    leaves and stalks finely chopped, plus extra leaves to serve
  • tortilla chips
    and guacamole, to serve

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal280
  • fat12g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs22g
  • sugars21g
  • fibre3g
  • protein20g
  • salt0.2g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a large non-stick flameproof casserole dish or saucepan. Fry the onions with a pinch of salt for 10 mins, or until softened. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more. Tip in the chipotle paste, tomatoes and sugar with half a can of water. Sit the chicken thighs in the sauce. Bring to a low simmer and cook, covered, for 20-25 mins, stirring often, until the liquid has reduced slightly and the chicken is cooked through.

  • step 2

    Using two forks, shred the chicken and stir it back through the sauce. Season to taste. If the sauce is too thin, return to the heat and simmer for 5 mins until the sauce has reduced more. To freeze, leave to cool completely and transfer to large freezerproof bags.

  • step 3

    To make the salsa, combine the red onion, tomatoes, lime zest and juice, coriander leaves and stalks. Season to taste. Serve the chicken with the tomato salsa, tortilla chips, guacamole and a scattering of coriander leaves.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2019

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Overall rating

A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.51 ratings

martine_shindler95113

Doesn't say the quantity of chipotle paste or tinned tomatoes needed for this recipe.

brianwelsh

Have made this a few more times since my first comment about it and I’m finding the sauce is too thin, even after extra 5 minutes. Next time I won’t add the half can of water. Still is a lovely tasty dish.

moominesther

Great summery recipe - halved the sugar as two tbsp seemed a bit excessive. Will definitely make again.

4DeeBee1

It tasted really bland. It seemed to be missing something, a bit of heat, some sliced red and yellow peppers. If I make it again I’d add less sugar, a bit of spice (maybe cayenne pepper), some sliced peppers and rice.

brianwelsh

Just made this for the first time and will definitely be making it again. Has a lovely smokey sweet flavour. I made the salsa that goes with it too but I only put in half the lime juice and even that was too much! Managed to calm it down a bit to save it!

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