Name: Chicken Chile Verde Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 T olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 large chicken thigh, cut up into pieces; 1 tsp flour; generous pinch cumin; 1/4 tsp dried oregano; 1 can green chiles (4 oz can); 1 can tomatoes with green chiles (10 oz can); 1 C water; 2 T chicken broth; 1/2 small fresh jalapeño pepper; pinch freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 tsp salt

Two of my friends have been raving about this chicken chili verde recipe for years. I finally decided to try it myself, and they were right.

Ideally, this should be made with Hatch chiles. Unfortunately, while New York is a wonderland of food, fresh Hatch chiles are a bit scarce. So, I had to make do with the canned variety. If you can get them fresh, by all means use them! Instead of regular canned tomatoes, I used tomatoes mixed with green chiles.

There are no beans, just chicken, peppers, a few spices, and chicken broth. It’s not too spicy, and easy to put together. The hardest part is waiting for it to simmer!

Chicken Chile Verde Recipe

April 21, 2017

by Jodi

Cuisine Mexican

Category Dinner Recipes for One Person

Chicken chili verde with cumin and oregano.

Persons

Serving Size

1 bowl

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 20 minutes

Notes

This is one generous dinner serving or enough for dinner one night and lunch later.

Ingredients

2 T olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large chicken thigh, cut up into pieces
1 tsp flour
generous pinch cumin
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 can green chiles (4 oz can)
1 can tomatoes with green chiles (10 oz can)
1 C water
2 T chicken broth
1/2 small fresh jalapeño pepper
pinch freshly ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a medium size saucepan.
Add the onions and saute for two or three minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
Put the chicken in the pan and cook until it browns (about 3-5 minutes).
Add the flour, and stir to coat the chicken.
Add the cumin and oregano and stir.
Add the can of chile, the can of tomatoes with green chiles, the water, the chicken broth, and the jalapeño pepper.
Season with salt and black pepper.
Turn the heat to low and simmer for an hour.

Substitutions and Variations for Chicken Chili Verde Recipe

Line a bowl with tortilla chips, add the chili and top with shredded cheese
Use pork and/or beef instead of chicken
Add a potato (peeled and cut into chunks) to the chili
Try some fresh or frozen corn kernels
Go for the Hatch chiles if you can get them (remove the stems and boil them for ten minutes first)

Tools and Ingredients for Chicken Chili Verde

Ro-tel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies – 10 oz

This can is just the right size for this recipe. No leftovers! It’s not too spicy (I think it comes in hotter versions too) and adds a lot of flavor. You can also use it to make cheese dip.

Old El Paso Chopped Chiles 4.5 oz Can

Amazon only sells this single can to Prime members (or if you have access to their fresh service), but if you do, then go for it. They’ve got the Hatch chiles too, but you have to buy an awful lot of them at once!