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Chupe de pollo (chicken chupe)

A Chilean chicken and vegetable gratin under a crust of melted cheese and hard-boiled egg. A hearty one-pot dish of Andean origin, served hot, often on feast days and cold evenings.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

494 kcal per serving

Protein
32.2 g
Carbohydrates
22.4 g
of which sugars
8.4 g
Fat
29.1 g
Fiber
5.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C and cut the chicken into pieces, and the potatoes and carrots into cubes.
  2. Fry the sliced onion, garlic and bell pepper in the oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the chicken and brown it for 5 minutes, then stir in the tomatoes, paprika and oregano.
  4. Pour in the stock, add the potatoes and carrots, and simmer for 20 minutes, covered.
  5. Spoon the mixture into an ovenproof dish and lightly mash the potatoes.
  6. Slice the hard-boiled eggs into rounds and arrange them on top with the grated cheese.
  7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cheese is golden and well melted, then serve immediately.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the chicken with white beans and sweetcorn, and use vegetable stock.

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