I’ve fallen in love with Amazon Fresh. Not just because I can be lazy and not go into the grocery store, although that keeps me from making impulse buys which is a definite plus, but also because the quality of the produce allows me to be creative when I cook on the weeknights. Not only is the produce generally larger than what I am seeing in my local grocery store, but it stays fresh longer, and I’m paying less money per pound. Win, Win, Win!
I hadn’t decided what to do with the chicken breasts I thawed this morning then remembered that two large Poblano chilies have been in the crisper for just over a week – in my eyes they are begging to be made a couple! Throw some rice into the pressure cooker and we have a trio!
Baked Chicken in Creamy Poblano Sauce with Mexican Rice
- 2 Poblano Chilis
- 1/2 Yellow Onion
- 2 TBLS Olive Oil
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 3-4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1 – 8oz Package Cream Cheese
- 2 TBLS Dried Cilantro
- 1 Can Evaporated Milk
- Juice of 1/2 a Lime
- 2 TBLS Flour
- 4 TBLS Butter
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees (F)
- Cut the poblano peppers in half, stem & seed, then slice thinly with a Mandoline
- Cut the cleaned and skinned half white onion into thin slices on the Mandoline
- Peel the garlic
- Place these above items in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil, turn to coat completely
- Place in the oven and roast for approx 20 minutes
- In the meantime cut your chicken breast halves with the breast flat on the cutting board use your knife to cut parallel to the board to divide it into two equal pieces
- Salt and pepper the chicken on both sides
- Remove the roasted veggies from the oven & lower the temperature to 350 degrees
- Place the roasted veggies, cilantro, salt and evaporated milk in a blender
- Puree the mixture
- Saute’ the chicken breast pieces in the 2 TBLS oil for about 2 minutes per side until they have a little color on them
- Remove the chicken to the baking dish you used to roast the veggies
- In the same pan you used for the chicken, over medium heat, melt the butter
- When the butter is melted add the flour and stir for a minute until fully incorporated and brown bits are scraped up
- Add the poblano puree to the sauce pan and stir
- Add the 1/4 up Milk to the pan and stir
- Add the Cream Cheese to the sauce pan and stir constantly for a couple of minutes until fully incorporated – it will be thick
- Remove from the heat an add the juice of the half lime, stir to incorporate
- Pour the Poblano Cream Sauce over the chicken
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through
Serve with your favorite version of Mexican or Spanish rice and a salad or sliced and roasted zucchini squash.
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