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pozole verde

Pozole Verde

Flavorful Pozole Verde with tender chicken, hominy, and a tangy green sauce—perfectly topped with fresh garnishes for a hearty, comforting meal.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • 1 6-8 qt stockpot or dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 poblano peppers chopped
  • 3 jalapeno peppers finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
  • 3 lbs chicken thighs bone in
  • 1 lb tomatillos peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 15oz cans white hominy drained and rinsed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Garnishes

  • cilantro chopped
  • radishes thinly sliced
  • lime wedges
  • cabbage shredded
  • avocado sliced
  • jalapeno thinly sliced

Instructions
 

  • Start by adding olive oil to your stockpot over medium heat. Add in onions and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add poblanos, jalapeños, and cilantro, cook for 5 minutes stirring often.
  • Add the bone in chicken thighs, tomatillos, bay leaves, oregano, chicken broth, and 1 tsp of salt
  • Cover the pot and bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer for about an hour. At this point the chicken should be soft enough too shred.
  • Remove bay leaves and remove chicken to a bowl or cutting board, remove the bones and shred chicken
  • Add chicken back to the pot along with the hominy. Stir to combine and cook until hominy is warmed
  • Serve in large bowls and garnish with radish, cabbage, avocado, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime.
    Enjoy
Keyword Avocado, Hominy, Mexican stew