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Quick and Easy Chicken Posole
This Quick and Easy Chicken Posole (or Pozole) with the spicy chicken sausage, salsa and Mexican spices is super flavorful.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
133 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 12 ounces chicken sausage such as Al Fresco, fully cooked, spicy
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped, large
- 1 tablespoon garlic about 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons cumin ground
- 1 teaspoon oregano preferably Mexican oregano, but regular will be fine, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 chicken broth 32 ounce carton
- 1/2 green salsa 16-oz jar or 1 cup, or 1 cup Herdez Tomatillo Verde Mexican Cooking Sauce
- 1 green chilis 4 ounce can
- 2 white hominy 15 ounce cans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Slice the sausage into thin slices.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil.
- Place the sausage in a large skillet and cook for about two minutes on each side until browned.
- Add the chopped onions into the skillet and cook about 5 minutes until the onions are soft.
- Add the garlic to the sausage and onions and cook for about 1 minute.
- Add the sausage, onions, garlic and remaining ingredients into a large slow cooker.
- Cook on low for about 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro or any of your favorite toppings.
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Notes
- Ideas for Garnishes - Chopped Cabbage or Lettuce, Sliced Onions, Sliced Limes, Sliced Radishes, Chopped Avocados, Chopped Cilantro
Nutrition Information
Calories
133kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
586mg
(24%)
Potassium
46mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
299IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 133
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 133kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 586mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 299IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.