# Chicken Chile Verde

This is a simple recipe for Chicken Chile Verde for lunch.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 Chicken breasts
- 1 Onion
- Garlic
- Chicken stock
- pinch Salt
- Fresh cracked pepper
- Avocado oil
- 6 Tomatillos
- 1 Jalapeño
- 1 Anaheim chili
- Oregano
- handful Fresh cilantro
- squeeze Lime juice
- Rice
- handful Tortilla chips

## Instructions

1. Place chicken breasts, chopped onions, and garlic in a pan.
2. Cover the chicken breasts with chicken stock.
3. Add a pinch of salt and some fresh cracked pepper.
4. Cook on the stove for about 45 minutes until the breasts are tender.
5. Remove the chicken breasts and set aside the stock.
6. In another pan, add avocado oil.
7. Add tomatillos, a little onion, jalapeño, and Anaheim chili.
8. Add garlic, a big pinch of salt, and some more fresh cracked pepper.
9. Brown the ingredients until they get good color.
10. Pour in the reserved chicken stock.
11. Let it cook to form the base of the verde sauce.
12. While the sauce cooks, shred the chicken using two forks until it flakes apart.
13. Once the ingredients in the pan are tender, use a stick blender to purée the sauce until smooth.
14. Finish the sauce with some oregano, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice.
15. Blend once more to combine.
16. Add the shredded chicken to the sauce.
17. Simmer for about 15 minutes on medium-low heat to let the flavors come together.
18. Plate the dish by putting rice on the bottom of a bowl.
19. Spoon the chicken chile verde right on top of the rice, ensuring to get some sauce.
20. Garnish with fresh diced onion and cilantro.
21. Add another squeeze of lime juice.
22. Serve with a handful of tortilla chips on the side.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Stove
- Tongs
- Plate
- Stick blender
- Wooden spoon
- Bowl
- Forks

## Tips

- The citrus in there just pops and pulls it all together.
- The chilies are amazing, the chicken is tender, it's a great vessel over that rice, and the chip is the perfect crunch.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BF3JPtTeJ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/636d4736-3d86-4ee5-bd4f-3c88d50bb31d
- Extracted: 2025-10-04

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