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Flavorful chicken mole is an exceptionally great use of the Instant Pot. Making traditional mole is typically a labor-intensive process that requires slow simmering to build the sauce's mellow depth and rich layers of flavor. However, this Instant Pot chicken mole delivers all of the bitter, sweet, toasty, aromatic goodness you want when a mole craving strikes—in a fraction of the time. Serve your speedy chicken mole over rice with black beans, radishes, cilantro, pepitas, and any other desired accouterments. 

Recipe by MyRecipes

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Recipe Summary

active:
20 mins
total:
1 hr
Yield:
Serves 4 (serving size: 2 chicken thighs, 1/2 cup sauce, 1 Tbsp. pumpkin seeds)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Place stock, tomato puree, onion, raisins, cocoa, cumin, cinnamon, chocolate, garlic, chipotle chile, ancho chile, 1/4 cup of the olive oil, 1/4 cup of the pumpkin seeds, and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a blender. Process until smooth, scraping down sides of blender as necessary.

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  • Set Instant Pot to SAUTÉ setting. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil. Sprinkle chicken with remaining salt. Cook 4 of the chicken thighs, skin side down, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip, and cook to brown other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer browned chicken to a plate; repeat with remaining oil and chicken. Place all browned chicken back in Instant Pot. Pour mole sauce over chicken. Turn Instant Pot off.

  • Cover cooker with lid, and lock in place. Turn steam release handle to SEALING position. Set to HIGH pressure, and cook 25 minutes. Carefully turn steam release handle to VENTING position, and let steam fully escape. Carefully remove lid from cooker. Place chicken on a platter. Spoon sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining pumpkin seeds.

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