Easy Chicken Posole Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Recipes. (Easy Chicken Posole Recipe). This easy-to-make chicken and hominy soup is one of many great Mexican Christmas traditions, or simply delicious whenever you want to eat something warm and comforting. It's garnished with thinly sliced radishes, shredded lettuce, finely chopped onion, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges, which diners add to the soup as they please.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 2hrs10 mins

Total: 2hrs30 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Easy Chicken Posole Recipe

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds skinless

boneless chicken breast halves

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

divided

1 onion

chopped

3 cloves garlic

minced

2 ½ quarts chicken broth

3 cups water

1 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano

2 teaspoons salt

4 tablespoons chili powder

or to taste

3 cups white hominy

rinsed and drained

10 tostada shells

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and cook until no longer pink and juices run clear about 20 minutes. Remove from skillet drain and cool. When completely cooled shred chicken with a fork.

Step 2

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons canola oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic until soft and transparent about 5 minutes. Return shredded chicken to the skillet. Stir in the chicken broth water oregano salt and chili powder. Reduce heat to low cover and cook about 90 minutes. Stir in the hominy and cook until tender about 15 minutes more. Taste to adjust seasonings adding more salt and chili powder if desired. Serve in soup bowls with1 tostada shell per serving. Garnish as desired.

Nutritional Information

Easy Chicken Posole Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 226.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 24.2g 48%

Carbohydrates: 18g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 3.1g 13%

Sugars: 2.1g

Fat: 6.2g 10%

Saturated Fat: 1.4g 7%

Cholesterol: 58.6mg 20%

Vitamin A Iu: 967.8IU 19%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.2mg 86%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 26%

Vitamin C: 4.1mg 7%

Folate: 10.7mcg 3%

Calcium: 42mg 4%

Iron: 1.6mg 9%

Magnesium: 35.2mg 13%

Potassium: 247.7mg 7%

Sodium: 697.3mg 28%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 55.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.