Chicken With Cocoa Tomato Sauce

[DarthAvarous]

A day late for Hearts and Hooves day, but still amazing. Surprise your special somepony with chocolate in an unexpected place.

4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 T. Canola oil
1 C. White onion, chopped
1 Tsp. Garlic, minced
15 oz. Tomato sauce
15 oz. Diced tomatoes
1/2 C. Chicken broth
1 1/2 T. Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tsp. Dried oregano
1 Tsp. Sugar
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Tsp. Pepper
Salt and Pepper to season the chicken breasts

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and brown both sides. Remove from the pan.

Reduce heat to medium. Add the canola oil, onion, and garlic. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.

Return the chicken to the pan, cover it, and simmer for 10 minutes. Flip the chicken and simmer for another 10 minutes. Alternatively, dice the chicken before returning it to the pan (Simmer for about 15 minutes, or until tender). Serve over Spanish rice. This dish serves 4 ponies.

[rainpony]

It somewhat reminds me of the mexican "mole poblano", with less spices of cours (it's mexican after all), was it a source of inspiration ? Anyway, it sounds delicious !

[DarthAvarous]

It's a variation on a recipe I tried. Took out some things, like dried basil, used Mexican oregano (Completely different than normal oregano despite the name), took out some of the oil (As well as changing it from extra-virgin to canola), and increased the cocoa. I like to try to make things healthier in addition to tastier.

I didn't have any dried basil (So I took it out), I thought that the Mexican oregano would go better with the cocoa, took out the 2 tablespoons of oil you are supposed to cook the chicken breasts in (Reduced calories by 240), and added an extra 1/2 tablespoon of cocoa because I thought it wasn't pronounced enough.

I was looking for a sort of Mexican flair to pair it with the Spanish/Mexican rice (Versus the plain yellow rice the original recommended). The original recipe was more Italian. And yes, it was delicious.