Best 9 Chipotle Cream Chicken Recipes

CHIPOTLE CREAM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper into a large plastic bag. Close the bag and shake a few times to mix the seasonings, and drop in the chicken pieces, a few at a time. Shake the bag to coat the chicken with seasoned flour.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion and green pepper in the oil until the onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Stir in butter, and allow to melt. Add the seasoned chicken to the skillet, and cook and stir until the chicken pieces are browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high, and pour in chicken broth; stir in the chipotle peppers with adobo sauce. Bring to a boil, and reduce the chicken broth by half, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in the sour cream to make a smooth sauce, and sprinkle with cilantro to serve.

GRILLED CHICKEN CHILI VERDE AND CORN ON THE COB WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat broiler and grill pan to high.
• Place peppers under broiler and char on all sides, 15 minutes. Place the peppers in a paper sack or in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rest for about 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Peel, seed and chop peppers into large dice.
• While peppers cook, coat the chicken with a healthy drizzle of oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill chicken 3 minutes on each side. Chop into a bite size dice and reserve.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the jalapeno, onions and garlic and cook a few minutes while you process the tomatillos into a chunky salsa consistency in food processor. Add the tomatillos to onions and cook 5 to 6 minutes.
• While the tomatillos cook, in a small pot heat cream with chipotle and the zest of 1 lime over low heat. Reduce 10 minutes.
• Drizzle corn with oil and grill until charred all over, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Add chicken stock to chili. Stir in the chicken and season with cumin. Simmer 5 to 6 minutes and stir in peppers, 2 to 3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro and the mint. Turn heat off.
• Add the juice of 2 limes to the chili and stir.
• Serve each bowl of chili with a handful of lightly crushed chips on top and a sprinkle of cheese.
• Pour a ladle of chipotle cream over the corn and garnish with a little cilantro, chives and a sprinkle of cheese.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place chicken in an ovenproof baking dish, and place in preheated oven, and bake for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine milk, canned chipotles, garlic, cumin, onion powder, and salt in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
• Heat butter and flour in a large skillet and blend until smooth; add heavy cream and sour cream, whisking until smooth.
• Stir in chipotle puree, and stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens; remove from heat.
• After chicken has baked 25 minutes, remove from oven and drain any fat.
• Pour chipotle cream over chicken and top with grated queso cheese.
• Replace chicken in oven and bake for about 20 minutes more, or until cheese just starts to brown.
• Remove from oven and serve with extra sauce spooned over chicken and garnished with minced chipotle chiles, if desired.
• Goes good with steamed rice (and extra sauce on top).

SPICE-RUBBED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE TACOS WITH CILANTRO SLAW AND CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Whisk sour cream and chipotle chiles in small bowl; season with salt. Whisk brown sugar and next 5 ingredients in another small bowl to blend for spice rub.
• Place zucchini and bell pepper on rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with canola oil; toss to coat. Sprinkle spice rub over both sides of vegetables and chicken.
• Place chicken and vegetables on barbecue. Grill until vegetables are tender and browned in spots and chicken is cooked through, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes. Transfer to work surface; cut chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick strips. Cut vegetables crosswise into 3/4-inch pieces. Place chicken and vegetables in large bowl; toss to blend.
• Place chicken and vegetables, chipotle cream, tortillas, slaw, and lime wedges on table. Allow guests to assemble their own soft tacos.
• *Chipotle chiles canned in a spicy tomato sauce, which is sometimes called adobo, are available at some supermarkets, at Latin markets, and at specialty foods stores.
• **Available at specialty foods stores and from tienda.com.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN TACOS WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken thighs and chicken breasts in a slow cooker. Whisk red wine vinegar, green onions, lime juice, and garlic together in a bowl; pour over chicken.
• Cook on High for 4 hours.
• Blend sour cream, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a food processor until sauce is smooth; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Place chicken on a work surface and shred into bite-size chunks; season with salt and pepper. Measure 1/2 cup cooking liquid in slow cooker and discard the rest. Return shredded chicken and 1/2 cup cooking liquid to slow cooker and add cilantro; cook and stir until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Spoon chicken into tortillas and top with chipotle cream sauce.

SOUTHERN FRIED FREE-RANGE CHICKEN WITH A SOUTHWEST CHIPOTLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, beat together 2 eggs. Dip the chicken breasts in the eggs, and then dredge in flour. Fill a medium sized pan halfway with vegetable oil and heat. When the oil is hot, place the chicken breasts in the hot oil and fry on both sides until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top the fried chicken with chipotle cream sauce and serve with pecan rice and wilted spinach.
• A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
• Chipotle Cream Sauce:
• 1 can chipotles in adobo
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup sour cream
• Mix together heavy cream, sour cream, and chipotles in blender (use 2 chipotles for medium hot, 3 for spicy hot). Pour into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN WITH TASSO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the chicken with the chipotle and ancho chile powders, cilantro, cumin, salt and pepper. Allow the chicken to sit for a bit and come to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Dredge the spiced chicken in the flour.
• Melt the 1 T butter with the olive oil and brown the chicken on both sides, about 5 minutes total. The chicken should not cook through at this point. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Add the additional 1 T butter and saute the tasso until it is browned. Add the shallot and garlic and saute an additional minute.
• Deglaze the pan with the wine, stirring, and add the half and half and the hot sauce. Bring to a boil over medium heat and add the chicken back into the pan, including any juices.
• Cook over medium heat until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through. Taste the sauce and add more salt, pepper, or hot sauce as desired. Serve over pasta or rice.

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound the chicken breasts until approximately 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle on 2 Tablespoons of the taco seasoning and rub into the meat. Melt 2 Tablespoons of the butter, pour on chicken breasts, and mix together. Place in refrigerator to marinate for 1 hour. Grill chicken for 4 minutes on each side over high heat. Remove from grill and let rest.
• Brown chorizo over medium heat and break into pieces. Remove chorizo from pan, but leave any remaining grease. Reduce heat to medium low and add 2 Tablespoons of butter. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic to pan. Saute until translucent. Add chipotle pepper and 1 Tablespoon of adobo sauce to pan. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add cream and 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning to mixture and cook for another 5 minutes. Pour mixture into blender (or with immersion blender), blend until smooth. Transfer contents back into pan, add chorizo to mixture, and cook for additional 5 minutes.
• Slice chicken into strips and pour 1/4 of sauce on each breast.

WINTER CHICKEN SALAD WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM DRESSING

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all ingredients but parsley.
• Toss gently, drizzle with Chipotle Cream Dressing (see below), and serve, garnished with parsley.
• Dressing:In a blender or food processor, puree chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
• Add 1 to 2 tablespoons (to taste) of the puree to the crème fraîche, heavy cream or sour cream and stir well.
• Stir in garlic, salt, and pumpkin seeds.