I love Chipotle, but could go broke frequenting that place! I looked online for some of their recipes and found a site that had some.
I tried making their chicken using this marinade and it was great! I made the rice and loved it too--anyway, I plan on keeping this recipe so thought I'd post it here to have it handy. :)
Chipotle's Chicken Marinade
Ingredients:
1 (2 oz) pkg dried ancho chiles (these are just those red peppers that have been dried--I found a nice small pkg of them at Walmart in the produce section)
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp cumin pwd
2 TBS fresh oregano, chopped ( I didn't have fresh- I used dried and it seemed to work)
6 cloves garlic (again I improvised :} I use the minced kind that I keep in the fridge--I think I used about 2 tsp of it)
1/2 red onion, quartered
1/4 C vegetable oil
4 chicken breasts
Instructions:
*soak dry chiles overnight in water (the chiles in the pkg I bought were already kind of soft so I soaked them, but not for long); remove seeds. Add all ingredients except the chicken in food processor. Puree until smooth.
*Spread mixture over chicken and refrigerate for at least one hour, up to 24hrs (I put mine in a ziploc to marinate--I think next time I will generously salt & maybe also garlic salt them before coating them with the marinade--that was my only complaint about flavor)
*After marinating, heat grill to about 400 degrees or if cooking inside, heat small amt of oil in skillet or grill pan over high heat. Salt meat to taste & grill lightly, turning only once, until done.
Chipotle's Basmati Rice
1 tsp vegetable oil or butter
2 tsp fresh cilantro
2/3 C white basmati rice
1 C water
1/2 tsp salt
juice from 1 lime
*In a 2 qt heavy saucepan, heat oil or butter over low heat.
*add rice & lime juice, stir for 1 minute. Add water & salt, bring to a full rolling boil
*At boiling, cover, turn down to simmer over low heat until rice is tender and water absorbed (about 15 min?) add in the cilantro
*Fluff rice with fork
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