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2008-07-25 Main Dish

Healthy Chicken Pozole

Cubes of chicken are cooked in water with onion and garlic. Dried pasilla chilies are rehydrated, blended, and added to the soup mixture along with hominy. It's served topped with chopped cabbage and radishes.

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  • Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
3 Fresh Cloves Garlic
White Onions, amount as desired
1 Tbsp Salt
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Pepper
1 gallon Water
1 bag Dried Chilies Pasilla
1 Large Can of Hominy
1 bunch Radishes
1 Whole Cabbage

Directions:

1. Salt and Pepper Chicken breast.

2. Drizzle olive oil over chicken.

3. Cut chicken into bite size pieces.

4. Place chicken into a large pot with the water; add 2 cloves chopped garlic and the onion.

5. Boil chicken for about 30 minutes.

6. While chicken is boiling, boil chili pasilla for 30 minutes.

7. Once chili is soft, remove stems and as many seeds as possible.

8. Blend chili with remaining garlic clove, a little salt, and 1/2 cup of water.

9. Strain the chili mixture in order to remove the remaining seeds and skins.

10. Add the chili mixture to the chicken and water.

11. Then add the entire can of hominy.

12. Boil for about 30 minutes.

13. Serve immediately with chopped cabbage and chopped radishes on top.

Helpful Tips:

Lemons (juiced), cilantro, and onions freshly chopped may be added to pozole.

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Recipe By: Proverbs31chic