
Nutrition
Per 100 g of prepared food
- Protein
- 14.4 g
- Fat
- 8.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 5.3 g
- Calories
- 150 kcal
- Total dish weight
- 1715 g
- Approximate servings
- 7
Estimated at 250 g per serving.
Ingredients
- 2 packets powdered chicken bouillon
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ small yellow onion
- ¼ cup guacamole
- 1 tsp. garlic
- 2 tsp. fresh cilantro
- 1 avocado
- 2 cups white cornmeal Masarepa
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
Directions
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 4 cups water to a boil.
- Add bouillon, stirring until dissolved.
- Add chicken; cook until cooked through, about 20 minutes; transfer to refrigerator until cold.
- Shred chicken. In a medium bowl, stir together chicken, mayonnaise, onion, guacamole, garlic and cilantro. Season with adobo.
- Gently fold in avocado. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- In medium bowl, stir together Masarepa and salt.
- Add 2 ½ cups lukewarm water. Stir until combined; let sit 5 minutes.
- Using wet hand, knead dough until smooth. Divide dough into 8 portions.
- Form dough into small balls.
- Heat oil in large comal or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add balls, leaving at least 3" space between dough. Using palm of hand, flatten balls to ½” thickness.
- Cook, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides, about 7 minutes total.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Using knife, halve arepas horizontally without detaching end. Divide filling evenly among arepas.
Tip
Toss the cut avocado with citrus juice to keep it from browning.