Southwest Chicken With Chipotle Cream

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs chicken legs with thigh
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 canned chipotle chiles
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 8 ounces queso cheese, grated (monterrey jack ok)
• minced chipotle chile (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 place chicken in an ovenproof baking dish, and place in preheated oven, and bake for 25 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, combine milk, canned chipotles, garlic, cumin, onion powder, and salt in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
• 4 heat butter and flour in a large skillet and blend until smooth; add heavy cream and sour cream, whisking until smooth.
• 5 stir in chipotle puree, and stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens; remove from heat.
• 6 after chicken has baked 25 minutes, remove from oven and drain any fat.
• 7 pour chipotle cream over chicken and top with grated queso cheese.
• 8 replace chicken in oven and bake for about 20 minutes more, or until cheese just starts to brown.
• 9 remove from oven and serve with extra sauce spooned over chicken and garnished with minced chipotle chiles, if desired.
• 10 goes good with steamed rice (and extra sauce on top).