Low Carb Chipotle Chicken Thighs
Chicken baked in a wonderfully smoky, spicy chipotle sauce, topped with melted cheese.
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons oil
- 1/2 chopped, white onion
- 8 cloves chopped, garlic
- 4 Tablespoons chili powder
- 4 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 4 tsp sugar
- 2 cups water
- 32 ounces tomato sauce
- 8-10 chicken thighs as many as you can fit in your dish!
- 2 cups grated cheese
Instructions
- Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft and slightly browned. Add spices and cook until fragrant.
- Add tomato sauce, water, sugar and simmer 10 minutes.
- Add chipotle peppers to blender or food processor right out of the can, grind, then add hot tomato mixture to blender and blend until smooth.
- Place chicken pieces in greased, glass dish. Pour sauce over chicken and cover dish with foil.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees or until chicken is no longer pink.
- During last 5 minutes in oven, remove foil and top chicken with grated cheese and place back in oven until melted.
- Serve cooked chicken with sliced avocado, sliced black olives and sour cream, whatever suits your fancy!!