This braised chicken with tomatillos has a slightly tart green sauce made from tomatillos, onions, peppers, garlic, lime, and cilantro. the chicken is fall-apart tender. perfect mexican weeknight meal.
Ingredients For Braised Chicken with Tomatillos Recipe
2 tablespoon Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3.5 pound Assorted chicken pieces skin on and bone in or boneless and skinless
1 Large yellow onion finely chopped
2 cup Homemade chicken stock or canned chicken broth
3 Anaheim or poblano chiles, roasted, peeled, and finely chopped
6 Cloves garlic minced
1.5 pound Tomatillos husked, rinsed, and quartered
3 tablespoon Finely chopped cilantro plus whole leaves for garnish
2 teaspoon Ground cumin or to taste
1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice
Cooked white rice or warm tortillas
Nutrition value
726
calories per serving
51 g Fat58 g Protein8 g Carbs4 g FiberOther
Current Totals
51 g Fat
58 g Protein
8 g Carbs
4 g Fiber
MacroNutrients
Carbs
8 g
Protein
58 g
Fiber
4 g
Fats
Fat
51 g
Vitamins & Minerals
Calcium
117 mg
Iron
5 mg
Vitamin A
443 mcg
Vitamin B1
0 mg
Vitamin B2
0 mg
Vitamin B3
19 mg
Vitamin B6
1 mg
Vitamin B9
56 mcg
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
Vitamin C
22 mg
Vitamin E
3 mg
Copper
1 mcg
Magnesium
133 mg
Manganese
2 mg
Phosphorus
651 mg
Selenium
60 mcg
Zinc
5 mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment