Craving for some Mexican foods? You have got to try this dish. This Chicken Chile Verde recipe packs a powerful taste that can be rolled into a burrito, served up with some rice or with tortilla chips.
This is also the perfect party dish or lunch that you can make ahead of time, then kept it the fridge and re-heated when ready to eat.
This chicken chile verde contains a pretty long list of ingredients, but is actually quite easy and affordable to make.
I bought most of these ingredients from my local farmers market. If you are having a hard time finding the poblano chilies or Anaheim chilies, you can also opt for dried versions.
📖 Recipe
Chicken Chile Verde
Craving for some Mexican foods? You have got to try this dish. Tasty chicken chile verde recipe packs a powerful taste that can be rolled into a burrito, served up with some rice or with tortilla chips.
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound tomatillos, (roughly cut into small pieces)
- 1 bunch green onions, (coarsely chopped)
- 1½ cups fresh cilantro with tender stems
- 6 cloves garlic, (minced)
- 1 ½ pound skinless boneless chicken thighs
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt, (slightly more as needed per your preference)
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cups large onion, (chopped)
- 5 pieces medium Poblano chiles, (cored, seeded, and diced)
- ¾ cup peeled seeded Anaheim chiles
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 inch cinnamon stick, (about 3-inch)
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Using a high speed blender, puree chicken broth with tomatillos, green onions, cilantro stems and fresh cilantro with tender stems. Set salsa verde aside.
- Pat the chicken thighs dry with paper towels, cut into 1 ½ inch pieces. Transfer to a large bowl, add salt/pepper, flour and toss to coat.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a Dutch Oven over medium heat. Add ⅓ of chicken, shaking any excess flour, then sear until golden brown on both sides for about 10 minutes. Transfer into a large bowl. Repeat this step to cook the remaining chicken pieces.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the same Dutch Oven. Add the onion, Poblano, Anaheim chilies, cumin, paprika and cook until tender for about 4 minutes
- Add the chicken then pour in the salsa verde from step 1. Add oregano and a cinnamon stick and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer and stirring occasionally until the mixture thickens for about an hour. Season with salt/pepper as needed.
- Serve with tortilla or rice and fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 426kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 37gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 1826mgPotassium: 1041mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 776IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 5mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Ashleigh @Dash of Evans
This sounds amazing! I love that it uses chicken thighs! We love Mexican and spicy food.
Travel Blogger
This looks so good. I've been feeling so uninspired in the kitchen lately. I've been wanting to try something new.
Shanéy Vijendranath
This looks so good especially now that we in winter here in South Africa. I really need to start exploring with recipes and cuisines.
Marielle Altenor
This chile verde recipe sounds very good. Lots of delicious ingredients!
Shakti
The introduction mentions poblanos and Anaheim chilis. The ingredients list has Anaheim’s twice. Is this an error?
Rika
Hi Shakti,
Sorry for the delay in response. Yes, It was a mistake. I just fixed it. Thanks for pointing out the error.
Best,
Rika