Southwest Chicken With Chipotle Cream
Adjust the chiles to your taste: add as many as you can tolerate! :)
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.
Ingredients
chicken legs with thigh, milk, chipotle chiles, garlic, ground cumin, onion powder, salt, butter, flour, heavy cream, sour cream, cheese, chipotle chile