{"id":6311,"date":"2014-08-14T12:07:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T19:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2025-04-17T16:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T23:51:37","slug":"easy-slow-cooker-chicken-mole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/easy-slow-cooker-chicken-mole\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Mole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you love Mexican cuisine but find it intimidating to recreate at home? Look no further - we have the perfect semi homemade solution for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This easy slow cooker chicken mole recipe takes a few simple ingredients and your trusty slow cooker to create a flavorful and authentic Mexican meal that will impress your taste buds and your dinner guests.<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you are not familiar with Mole (pronounced mo-lay) it is a traditional Mexican dish made with a thick rich sauce made from CHOCOLATE! No, it isn't sweet like a chocolate cake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of the dish is iffish according to Mexonline<\/a>. Regardless of how it got created it is a part of Mexican culture and it is a delicious and flavorful dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally the sauce is made with about 20 ingredients and it cooks on the stove for hours. We simplified the process by opting for a prepared sauce. There is already chocolate in the prepared sauce, but to make it even richer she added even more Mexican chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make this version, just add the sauce and chocolate in your slow cooker with some chicken and let it cook for a few hours. Delicioso!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for Slow Cooker Chicken Mole<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both the sauce<\/a> and the chocolate<\/a> should be easy to find in the Mexican food aisle of any well stocked grocery store. Or you can order online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the label and adjust if necssary:<\/strong> I made this with a mole sauce that is a paste that needs broth added, not a \"ready to serve\" mole sauce. If you get the ready to serve variety, skip the broth\/water and just add the chicken and chocolate to the slow cooker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other than that you just need some chicken breast or thighs and chicken broth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to fix thin mole sauce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One reader commented that the sauce was thin. This is an easy thing to remedy in two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to stir once, or twice, while cooking.<\/strong> While most slow cooker recipe are just dump and cook, this recipe benefits from a little stirring midway through to fully incorporate the sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boil the sauce for a few minutes.<\/strong> I know this goes against the all in one pan philosophy of most slow cooker recipes. But, if the sauce is too thin after cooking you can pour it into a medium sauce pan and bring it to a boil while stirring for a few minutes which should thicken it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you used the slow cooker function of your electric pressure cooker just turn it to saut\u00e9 for 5 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n

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