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Chipotle Chicken

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 8 medium boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 medium onion sliced thinly
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 chipotle chili pepper in adobo sauce chopped
  • 1 28-oz. can diced tomatoes

Instructions
 

  • Rub chicken breasts with oil. Combine salt, pepper and cumin and sprinkle over all sides of chicken. Place in crock cooker.
  • Pour in last 4 ingredients (onion through tomatoes), being careful to not rinse off spices on chicken, and cover with the lid.
  • Cook for 4 hours on high, or until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens. Stir and serve.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Steamed green beans and faux-tay-toes (steam cauliflower till tender; drain; mash with butter, cream cheese and salt and pepper to taste till you get a mashed potatoes texture).
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure canned tomatoes and chipotle pepper are gluten free.
NUTRITION: 251 Calories; 13g Fat (45.1% calories from fat); 28g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 115mg Cholesterol; 148mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.
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