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Never heard of Chicken Chilaquiles Verde? With corn tortillas simmered in a chile/tomatillo sauce and topped with other delicious ingredients including shredded chicken, avocados, sour cream and cheese; what's not to love?
Have you heard the old expression "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach?"? With my husband, it's a bit more specific than that. I would have to rephrase it to say; "The way to MY man's heart is through, chilaquiles!
If you've never had the pleasure of meeting chilaquiles, you're missing out on something wonderful. Chilaquiles is a very traditional Mexican dish that dates back to the Aztec empire. Corn tortillas are simmered in a chile/tomatilla sauce and then topped with other delicious ingredients; shredded chicken, avocados, sour cream, cheese, etc. We discovered chilaquiles several years ago at Mexican restaurant not far from our home. Scott's been quite smitten with them ever since and it's the only thing he'll order these days at a Mexican restaurant. 🙂
Our daughter-in-law, Lindsay, surprised us one evening this past summer and served homemade Chicken Chilaquiles Verde for dinner. They were wonderful and there wasn't a crumb left over. Since we're heading home from London today, after a ten day visit with our daughter and her family, Lindsay has kindly offered to share her fabulous chilaquiles with you. I know you'll love them and they may very well become "the way to your heart" as well! Here's Lindsay:
One of our favorite things to order at our favorite mexican restaurant here in Raleigh is chicken chilaquiles verde. It's a delicious dish full of fresh flavors. One night we were craving it for dinner and I decided to figure out how to make it at home. Turns out it isn't hard and it's just as good! It's traditionally a brunch dish made to use up leftover salsa and tortillas. We love this for dinner, but it would make a great brunch entrée topped with a fried or poached egg!
~ Lindsay
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Chicken Chilaquiles Verde
Chicken Chilaquiles Verde With corn tortillas simmered in a chile/tomatillo sauce and topped with other delicious ingredients; including shredded chicken, avocados, sour cream and cheese; what's not to love?
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh tomatillos
- 3 serrano chiles
- 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 1 large onion, chopped
- olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- ½ cup cilantro leaves
- ½ lime, juiced
- ÂĽ cup chicken stock or water as needed
- vegetable oil
- 10 corn tortillas, cut into eighths
- 1 batch Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1-2 cups chicken cooked chicken breast, shredded (I roasted the chicken, you could also use rotisserie) optional*
- ½ cup mild feta or queso fresco
- 1 avocado, diced
- ½ cup sour cream or greek yogurt
- chopped cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- For the roasted Tomatillo Sauce, Preheat broiler to high. Remove husks from tomatillos and rinse to remove the stickiness. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Place tomatillos, chilies, chopped onion and garlic on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place under broiler for 7-10 minutes, turning the vegetables once, until they are lightly charred and starting to soften.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Remove the stems from the tomatillos and serrano chilies and peel the garlic. Add the vegetables and cilantro to the blender and puree. If salsa seems too thick, add chicken stock or water to thin it a bit.
- For the Chilaquiles, heat about a half inch of vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot, fry the tortillas in small batches until they are slightly golden and almost crisp. Drain on paper towels.
- Wipe out the sauté pan and add in the tomatillo salsa. Heat over medium heat until simmering. Add the tortillas and stir to combine. Cook until they are soft but not mushy, about five minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add in cooked, shredded chicken.
- To serve, place chilaquiles in individual bowls and top with cheese, sour cream, avocado and cilantro.
Notes
*We like this with chicken, but you could leave it out to make it vegetarian. I think it would be great with beans or a fried egg as well!
Adapted from Marcela Valladolid via the Food Network
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 22gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 285mgPotassium: 890mgFiber: 10gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 460IUVitamin C: 26.1mgCalcium: 205mgIron: 2.4mg
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This recipe is a regular staple in our house ever since the first time I made it! I told my husband what you'd said about chilaquiles being the way to your man's heart and he was like - "yeah, but that's HER man..." But ever since I first served this recipe he has been converted! Thanks for sharing this deliciousness!
I always make a double batch of the tomatillo salsa and freeze half of it for future recipes!
Wow I just made this and almost gobbled it up before I could sit down at the table.
We know we will love this!! Yummo
So great recipe
These sound fabulous! We all love tomatillo salsa and combined with the chichen chilaquiles we'd gobble this up in no time. Great recipe. I'm glad they shared it. Now I'll have to surprise my family with it.
This is such a great recipe for our family ... with gluten and tomato allergies.
Safe journey home and prayers for an easy jet lag.
Fondly,
Glenda
These look SO good! And, as usual, your photos are superb! I'm forwarding your recipe to my brother because this is one of his favorites, too!
I wish I had the ingredients for this right now. What a flavorful and delicious recipe.
Oh wow - this chilaquiles dish sounds so good! Wish I had a scratch and taste monitor cos I would be surely tasting this!
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com
The dish looks fantastic and so so delicious! Thanks for sharing.
You're making my mouth water! This sounds so good - something I've never tried!
This looks so delicious - love the ingredients - I think some stomachs around here would appreciate this too!
mary x
It is quite funny how we may have almost all or even all of the ingredients for a dish in our fridge and pantry but we do not 'put it together' in such an imaginative way: this IS oh so moreish and will be trialled soonest 🙂 !
What a comforting dish - definitely need to make this for Sunday supper!
Beautiful presentation Chris, so pretty and fresh. I would so love to be having chilaquiles for dinner tonight!
I can't believe there's a Mexican dish that I haven't heard of! Looks and sounds wonderful!
I really need to find my way around my cilantro issue. I pinned this for my friends.
I never knew what to do with tomatillos, now I know.
Will be making this soon! I love Chilaquiles!!!!! Thanks for the recipe.
A dish to make one happy for sure!!!!
I love this recipes, Chris! I don't know anybody who wouldn't flip a plate of your chilaquiles. And I would spoon on lots of your tomatillo salsa. I do love Mexican food.
This chicken chilaquile looks very tempting with tomatillos salsa!
I've never tried chilaquiles but these sound wonderful - love the roasted tomatillo salsa!
Yup, my man would love these, too!!! I need to try this terrific dish!! Have a wonderful week, Chris.
Chris, this is the first time I read about Chilaquiles - no wonder that your lovely meal is the way to your husband´s heart - it looks just wonderful! Love all those flavor components - I have been wanting to try some tomatillos for the longest time. I have yet to find them in stores around here.
My hubby always says it is one of the many reasons he loves me is from my cooking. I guess they are lucky fellows. These chicken chilaquiles look simply DIVINE!!! Hope you are doing well.
This is something quite new to me, and it sounds delicious. Clever daughter to figure out the how-to.
This looks wonderful, and I have never heard of it. You really get around the food world!
I am beyond excited for your Roasted Tomatillo Salsa as salsa verde is some of my favorite! Cannot wait to enjoy this! Thanks!