Photo: Chile-Chicken Posole Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (remove seeds for less heat)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 6-ounce cans whole green chiles, drained
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 4 cups low-fat, low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 15-ounce cans hominy, drained
- Sliced avocado and radishes and/or baked corn chips, for garnish (optional)
Directions
Season the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon thyme, and salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, jalapeno and garlic and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a blender, then add the chiles, cilantro and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon thyme and puree until smooth. Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the sauce thickens and turns deep green, about 5 minutes.
Add the broth, hominy and chicken to the saucepan. Cover and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 10 minutes. Garnish with avocado, radishes and/or corn chips, if desired.
Per serving: Calories 385; Fat 10 g (Saturated 2 g); Cholesterol 91 mg; Sodium 1,591 mg; Carbohydrate 43 g; Fiber 8 g; Protein 36 g
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
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By btirey
Bedford, IN
on January 01, 2012
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left the puree a bit less than smooth to add some texture. I really enjoyed the overall flavor and hints of heat. A good quick winter soup.
By bluegue
Tucson, AZ
on December 05, 2011
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This recipe is wonderful. I've tried other posole but this is great. I plan on making a huge pot of it and taking it to work during these cold winter days. I made one change with regards to the canned chiles I used the diced chiles rather than the whole, you don't have to drain them and if your putting it all in a blender/food processor what difference does it make?
The recipe is awesome, thanks food network, great job.
By joniray03
on September 12, 2011
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This recipe was delicious. Super easy, too. I don't have a food processor, so I chopped all ingredients up super finely with the tools I do have, and it still turned out delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
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