The smoky, sweet flavor of chipotle peppers, a dried and smoked jalapeno pepper, is used as a rub for this pan-roasted chicken. The rub is made with chipotle powder. It can be found in the spice section of the market.
Chopped onions spice up a bought oil and vinegar dressing. Tomato wedges coated with the dressing make a refreshing salad. Melted cheese on whole wheat baguette completes the meal.
Fred Tasker's wine suggestion: This spicy dish would be nice with an exotic, lightly sweet white wine from Argentina called torrontes.
Helpful Hints:
_ Any type of shredded cheese can be used for the toast.
_ To save preparation time, buy fresh chopped onion in the produce section.
Countdown:
_ Preheat oven.
_ Prepare chicken ingredients and place chicken in oven.
_ While chicken roasts, prepare tomato onion salad and toasts.
Shopping List:
To buy: 1 bottle ground chipotle chili powder, 1 bottle ground cumin, 1 small bottle honey, } pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, 1 red onion, 2 tomatoes, 1 bag washed, ready-to-eat lettuce, 1 whole wheat baguette, 1 package reduced-fat shredded Monterey Jack cheese, 1 bottle reduced-fat oil and vinegar dressing, and 1 bunch cilantro (optional garnish).
Staples: Olive oil spray, salt and black peppercorns.
