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Tomatillo Chicken

Tomatillo Chicken

Who says eating allergen-free has to be boring? Everyday Food editor Sarah Carey whips up a deliciously spicy one-pot chicken stew that’s friendly for all diets.

Everyday Food, September 2009
  • Prep Time 15 minutes
  • Total Time 45 minutes
  • Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds tomatillos (husks removed), washed and halved
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 whole chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut into 10 pieces (wings reserved for another use)
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 2 jalapenos, chopped
  • 1/2 medium white onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 can (15 ounces) hominy (optional), drained
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh, cilantro

Directions

  1. In a food processor, puree tomatillos; set aside. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to pot, skin side down. Cook until browned on one side, 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

  2. Add jalapenos and onion to pot and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomatillo puree and hominy, if using; season with salt and pepper. Nestle chicken, skin side up, in sauce. Cover pot; simmer until chicken is cooked through, 22 to 25 minutes. Stir in cilantro; season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Reviews

  • move6969
    16 Sep, 2012

    It is bland because the tomatillos should have been roasted then pureed in the blender. Non-roasted tomatillos are simply bland.

  • cattfamily
    4 Sep, 2012

    Made this dish, but stripped the insides of the jalapenos. It was a tad on the bland side. I wouldn't make it again, but I think next time I'll leave the jalapenos and see what happens.

  • Zan
    25 Jul, 2011

    I made this following the recipe closely, and it was really delicious. Do gauge the heat of your jalapenos before you add the seeds from both, though - it would be easy to overwhelm the relatively delicate flavor of the simmered tomatillo sauce with the heat of too much pepper, I think. We served the chicken with cumin scented rice and topped it all off with a bit of cotija. Fantastic flavors and easy enough for a weekday.

  • YaaraBergin
    19 Feb, 2011

    I'm with lklampo--I'm also not sure what to serve as a side dish...basmati rice? Anyone have any suggestions?

  • lklampo
    17 Jan, 2011

    What would you serve as a side dish?

  • lklampo
    16 Jan, 2011

    What would you serve as a side dish?

  • artichoke4692
    15 Dec, 2010

    It sounded interesting but when I made it as described (and with the help of the video), I was not impressed. Boring, really.