Ingredients
- 8 to 9 poblano peppers, roasted, peeled and chopped
- 3 medium onions
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
- 5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
- 12 to 15 tomatillos, washed, paper-like skins removed
- 1 quart chicken broth
- Jalapeno or serrano peppers if needed for spice (poblanos will vary in their heat)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 (15-ounce) cans white beans rinsed, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
- Lime slices, for garnish
Directions
Roast the poblano peppers on a grill or under the broiler turning often, until blackened and soft. Place them in a bowl covered with plastic wrap to cool (this will make peeling them easier). When cool; peel, seed and dice the poblano peppers.
Dice the onions and bell pepper. Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or kettle. Add onions, yellow bell pepper, poblano peppers, pressed garlic, chili powder and ancho chili powder. Saute this mixture until the onions are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the diced chicken breast and continue to cook until chicken is fully cooked, 10 to 15 minutes depending on the size of your dice.
Wash and stem the tomatillos then run them through a food processor until they are pulverized, but still have some texture (you could dice them by hand, but this will leave the tomatillo skins floating around in your finished product). Add the tomatillos and the broth to the chicken and pepper mixture. After this is heated through (about 10 minutes), check the spiciness and, if necessary, add either a finely chopped jalapeno or serrano pepper for more heat (we're looking for a slow, sustained burn, not fire). Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes to meld the flavors. Add the beans and cilantro, cook a final 5 minutes to heat thoroughly and serve with a garnish of cilantro and lime slice.
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By Grink
on January 03, 2013
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Awesome recipe, with a few modifications. First, it makes enough for 16-20 people, so judge proportions accordingly. Second, I used pasilla chilis instead of poblano chilis, which my grocers assured me were the same thing. Three were plenty. I grilled the chicken after marinading it in olive oil, lime juice, oregano, salt & pepper, then let it cool. Cut the chicken into chunks and added it to the chili mixture to heat just before serving to not overcook it. The final sauce seemed thin, so I pureed about one-third of the white beans and added it as a thickener. Also, lime juice from one-half a lime and a teaspoon of oregano perked up a rather bland sauce and made the complex flavors sing. Everyone loved it--was glad to have a lot of leftovers!
By tribear70.3
on December 06, 2012
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SO DELICIOUS!! How is something this delicious also healthy?!? I just don't know.
I ate it for lunch yeseterday, a 4pm snack yesterday, and breakfast today. (Yes...breakfast...don't judge me.
It's delicious, but be warned, it's also highly addictive.
Enjoy!
By Tailor-made
on November 04, 2011
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I, too, have used these (Food Network recipes for ages and have never felt the urge to give feedback until this recipe. I LOVED it!! it took me awhile to make ( 2 hrs but so worth it. I added smoked paprika for another layer of flavor. this could easily be made vegetarian and I'd never miss the chicken. YUMMY.
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