# Pollo en salsa verde

Pollo en salsa verde is a delicious and easy-to-make chicken in green sauce recipe.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 diced chicken breast
- cooking oil
- salt
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- 12 tomatillos
- 2 serrano peppers
- 2 garlic cloves
- 0.25 onion
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
- diced onion

## Instructions

1. Heat up your pan with some cooking oil.
2. Add three diced chicken breast to the pan.
3. Season the chicken with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
4. Mix the chicken and cover the pan to cook.
5. Boil 12 tomatillos, two serrano peppers, two garlic cloves, and a quarter of an onion.
6. Keep an eye on the tomatillos and remove them once they change color, before they burst.
7. Strain everything, let them cool down.
8. Add the cooled tomatillos, peppers, garlic, and onion to a blender with a little bit of cilantro and 1 teaspoon of chicken bouillon.
9. Blend the salsa and set it aside.
10. Return to the chicken; once the juices evaporate and it starts to brown, add some diced onion.
11. Finally, add the green salsa to the chicken.
12. Give that a good mix and cover.
13. Once it comes to a simmer, it is ready.
14. Taste for salt and add more if needed.
15. Optionally, add more diced cilantro on top.

## Equipment

- pan
- blender
- frying pan

## Tips

- Do not let the tomatillos burst or the salsa will be bitter.
- Taste for salt before serving.
- Serve with chopped cilantro, buttery white rice, cauliflower, and green chilis.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTydDt2EhR_/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/474227f7-bcda-4daf-b512-6539495dbd61
- Extracted: 2026-02-02

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