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Chicken Posole Verde

Chicken posole verde is a vibrant and hearty Mexican soup made with tender chicken, hominy, and a rich, spicy tomatillo sauce, garnished with fresh cilantro and lime.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 283 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 24 oz chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2-4 bay leaves
  • 50 oz canned white hominy drained and rinsed (2 25 oz cans)
  • 1-2 Jalapeno peppers seeded with top cut off
  • 1 poblano pepper seeded, with top cut off, optional for hot
  • 6 oz green chiles mild or hot according to your taste
  • 1 large white onion peeled and cut in half
  • 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
  • 6 cloves garlic peeled
  • 1 pound tomatillos rinsed and hulled
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. Add chicken to large dutch oven with broth, coriander, garlic powder, and bay leaves and boil until tender and 165 degrees internally when checked with a digital thermometer - about 15 minutes.
  2. As chicken is boiling, add onion, jalapeños, poblanos, peeled and washed tomatillos, oregano, green chiles to blender after rinsing tomatillos and removing papery hull, peeling garlic and onion, and removing seeds of peppers. Blend until completely liquid.
  3. In a large pan with deep sides, heat olive oil about 45 seconds. Carefully stir in blended peppers and onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until bright green sauce turns darker - about 6-8 minutes.
  4. When chicken is cooked, remove from pot and shred - using forks or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
  5. Add hominy to stock and stir in green sauce after cooking to darker green, constantly stirring to mix as you pour it in. Stir chicken back in stew and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and let stew thicken slightly, another 5-8 minutes.
  6. Serve with sliced radishes, slices of avocados, tortilla chips, diced raw onion, chopped cilantro, or some chips and salsa!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 283kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 35g (12%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 40mg (13%) Sodium 1032mg (43%) Fiber 7g (28%) Sugar 8g (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 283

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 283kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 35g 12%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 1032mg 43%
Fiber 7g 28%
Sugar 8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.