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Knorr® Chicken Pastelon for Mother's Day

Stephanie Correa

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. sofrito
  • 4 cups shredded cooked chicken breast, (about 2 lbs.)
  • 1/2 cup no salt added tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 Knorr® Chicken flavor Bouillon Cube(s)
  • 5 medium ripe plantains, halved crosswise, then each half sliced lengthwise into 3 slices, fried until golden
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 6 cups torn romaine lettuce
  • 1 1/2 cups chunks tomatoes
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 8 x 8-in. or shallow 2-qt. baking dish with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
  2. Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in 5-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat and cook onion 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and sofrito, then shredded chicken and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
  3. Stir in tomato sauce, wine, water and Knorr® Chicken flavor Bouillon Cube and cook until Bouillon is dissolved. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes.
  4. Layer half the fried plantains on bottom of prepared baking dish; top with chicken mixture. Top with remaining fried plantains. Beat eggs with milk, then pour over top. Sprinkle with mozzarella and bake 15 minutes or until set.
  5. Combine lettuce, tomatoes, remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil and lemon juice in large bowl. Toss to mix and serve with Pastelon.