Chicken in Tomatillo Sauce

Brenda Villagomez
This classic recipe for chicken in tomatillo sauce is an easy and delicious way to pamper your family! Prepared with a tomatillo-based sauce, this recipe has the smoky flavor of chipotle chile, adding a mild spicy touch. Best served with rice, beans, and warm tortillas, chicken in tomatillo sauce is a flavorful recipe you simply cannot miss.
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Ingredients
4
Portions
  • some water, hot
  • 8 chicken thighs, and chicken drumsticks, skinned
  • 1/4 onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 2 leaves bay
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cups onion, cut into cubes
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 cups tomatillo, cut into quarters
  • 1/4 cups chipotle chile in adobo sauce
  • salt
  • pepper
Preparation
20 mins
25 mins
Easy
  • In a saucepan boil enough water. Once it simmers, add chicken, onion, garlic, thyme, bay leaves. Cook chicken for 20 minutes over medium heat. Remove chicken and set aside with chicken broth.
  • Cook onion and garlic in a saucepan with hot vegetable oil until transparent. Add tomatillo and cook thoroughly. Incorporate chipotle chile, cooked chicken, and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Cook for 10 more minutes until broth thickens a bit and all flavors incorporate.
  • Serve tomatillo chicken stew with cilantro leaves.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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