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Chicken Chilaquiles Verdes

Total Time
1h 49m
32m prep · 77m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

Chilaquiles verdes is a Mexican dish of fried tortillas with a flavorful green salsa that's traditionally served for breakfast. This recipe includes tender, shredded chicken and is perfect for dinner.

Ingredients

  • 1 large skinless , boneless chicken breast
  • 1 , 16 ounce
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 medium yellow onion , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 0.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 , 6-inch
  • 0.5 cups sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon milk , or more as needed
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled cotija cheese , or to taste
  • 0.25 cups chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine chicken breast, 1/2 of the salsa verde, chicken broth, onion, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker. Cook until chicken is cooked through on Low for 6 hours or High for 3 hours.

  2. 2

    Remove chicken from sauce and shred in a bowl with 2 forks. Return to the slow cooker and mix to combine with sauce.

  3. 3

    Place a large skillet over medium heat; add olive oil and heat until it starts to shimmer. Add tortilla triangles to the hot oil and cook, flipping every minute, until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add shredded chicken, slow cooker sauce, and remaining salsa verde to tortillas. Mix and heat until everything is warmed through.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile, stir sour cream and enough milk together so it can be drizzled.

  6. 6

    Remove tortilla mixture from the heat. Sprinkle cotija cheese on top and garnish with cilantro; drizzle with thinned sour cream mixture.

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