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.
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 tsp kosher salt, (slightly more as needed per your preference)
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cups large onion, (chopped)
- 5 pieces medium Poblano chiles, (cored, seeded, and diced)
- ¾ cup peeled seeded Anaheim chiles
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 inch cinnamon stick, (about 3-inch)
- 2 tsp 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 tbsp 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 tbsp 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!
ninjette102
omg this looks so good! I love soups and chile and this just looks amazing! i will def be trying this out!!
Annemarie LeBlanc
Yay! Another recipe to add to my collection. I love surprising my family with new dishes. They are my biggest fans! They'll surely love this Chicken recipe of yours!
leira
This looks really yummy!!! i want to try this but i will tweak it a bit and removed the chile because my kids don't like spicy food.
StacieinAtlanta
My family would love this! We all love a dish with a little heat. I can't wait to whip this up for the weekend.
lisa
This looks amazing! We love Mexican food in our house so I'm sure we would love this!
Vera Sweeney
This looks so good! I love making mexican food at home it's always a favorite with everyone in the family!
Karissa @WithOurBest (@withourbest)
Looks really good! The ingredients are so fresh too!
Maggie branch
I love the use of fresh ingredients! This looks delicious and soo easy to make!
Inspiring Kitchen
The Chicken Chile Verde looks so tasty! I love easy recipes like this. I might have to give it a try. Thanks for the recipe!
OurFamilyWorld
That looks so delicious. I think I have all the ingredients in my pantry. I ant to make this for dinner later.
Ricci
Now this looks yummy!!! I could totally get down on this, great recipe!!
Nancy at Whispered Inspirations
OMG, now this just looks incredible. I want a bowl right now! Bookmarking!
Rebecca Swenor
This Chicken Chile Verde sounds amazing and looks so delicious. I am going to have to make this for sure. It looks like it would be one of them dishes delicious after heating it up for left overs too. Yummy!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Miss Angie (@MySoCalledChaos)
This looks absolutely amazing! I love a good chili verde, and this one looks right up my alley-plus your photos are spectacular.
jamie
This looks delicious! I wish I could make it right now.
Kathy
This sounds really good. I've never had anything like it before. I'll have to give it a try and hope it tastes as great as it looks. I'll make it for my family because I'm sure they'll love it.
Melissa Dixon
This looks so yummy! I love the pictures, they are beautiful!
The Trophy WifeStyle
Omg this chilli looks absolutely amazing!!!! I must give your recipe a try! Yummy!
Ann B (@AnnBac9)
That looks fantastic. I have never tried chile verde before and I know it is something that I would love!
The Cubicle Chick
Mexican is my favorite. I'm definitely going to try this recipe out now that I'm cooking more at home. Thanks for sharing. - Yolo
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