After being baked with cheese and tortilla chip crumbs on top, chicken breast is cooked in a hot black bean and corn sauce. Mexican-inspired daily casserole that is simple and quick to prepare. Kid-friendly and nutritious.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 1 pound |
Ingredients
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 ¾ cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 24 pecan halves for garnish
Instructions
- Combine milk, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and cinnamon stick in a large heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook, stirring continuously. After about 20 minutes remove cinnamon stick. Place a candy thermometer in the pan and cook until the thermometer reaches soft-ball stage 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) or until you can see the bottom of the pan when you stir.
- Remove candy from the heat and add chopped pecans. Beat candy with a mixer for about 5 minutes. Pour candy into a buttered 9×9-inch pan. Press pecan halves onto the top of warm candy. Cool, then cut into pieces. Store candy in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 124 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 4 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 69 mg |
| Sugars | 17 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
That’s my abuelitas recipe. Right down to the cinnamon stick! Regional cooking at its best!
I did not care for this recipe.
This didn’t work for me at all:(:( It cook on the stove while I stired for almost 2 hours. Then Ipoored it into a pan even though it was still pretty runny. I put it in the fridge and it stayed in there all night and the next day.I ended up throwing it away because it was gooey and clumpy:(.
Im not sold on naming this candy fudge. Its tasty and sticky. Taste like a carmel with nuts and a touch of cinnamon. My end product was not pretty but tasted good.
This is absolutely wonderful candy! I love Mexican candy and this is the real thing. Took a full 45 minutes of cooking with nonstop stirring. Got a little tired but oh my it was worth it. Candy’s so smooth and melts in your mouth. Sweetness is just right. I used walnuts (cheaper than pecans) and it was great. Make sure and use a big pot as milk seems to double in size until it boils down to a rich caramel color. I will be making this again!
A little elbow grease doesn’t hurt and neither does stirring this delicious recipe. I have never tasted anything soooo yummy. This brought back memories of my childhood growing up in El Paso, Tx.
Tastes really good! But if you want something to whip up quick this is not a recipe for you! You have to stir this constantly for a good 30 – 45 minutes! Definetely not good for bad hands LOL Pretty good outcome tastes like pecan pralines but a little less sweet!
Really wow