# PASTEL AZTECA

If you’re looking for a meal to ring in the new year, this will blow your guests away! It uses simple ingredients and you can take shortcuts like using a rotisserie chicken.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 lbs chicken breast
- 2 bay leaves
- salt
- 1 large onion
- 8 garlic cloves
- 8 Chile poblanos
- jalapeños
- 1 handful cilantro
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup crema mexicana
- 1 can corn
- chicken bouillon
- black pepper
- 20 corn tortillas
- 1 lb melting cheese
- oil

## Instructions

1. Add water to a pot with bay leaves, salt, 1/4 onion, and 3-4 garlic cloves.
2. Add the chicken when the water is boiling. Cook for 30-40 minutes or until it is cooked thoroughly.
3. Remove the chicken and shred using your preferred method. Reserve 2 cups of broth.
4. Roast the poblano peppers, jalapeños, and 1/4 of the onion using your preferred method.
5. Place the poblanos in a bag or covered container for 10-15 minutes before peeling and deseeding them.
6. Chop 4 of them into slices and save the other 4 for the sauce.
7. Chop 1/2 of the onion into slices and drain the corn.
8. Add the 4 poblanos, roasted onion, jalapeños, 3-4 garlic cloves, 1 cup crema Mexicana, cream cheese, cilantro, and 1.5 cups of chicken broth to the blender.
9. Blend until smooth. Add seasonings of choice.
10. To a pan, add oil. Add the sliced onions and cook for 3 minutes.
11. Add the corn and poblano peppers. Cook for 3 minutes.
12. Add the chicken and sauce. Mix well and simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes.
13. Pre heat your oven to 350° F.
14. While the chicken mixture simmers, in a separate pan, add a light layer of oil.
15. Add the tortillas and cook for 15 seconds on each side.
16. Begin to assemble your pastel in a baking dish - a layer of tortillas, a layer of the chicken mixture, a layer of cheese, and repeat until you finish with a final layer of cheese.
17. Place it in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has completely melted.
18. Optionally broil for 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.

## Equipment

- pot
- tongs
- blender
- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- baking dish
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EmcyW22Fa/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/675a5fce-e457-4e3c-b643-1727dbf7b653
- Extracted: 2025-07-05

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