Chicken Chilaquiles Verdes
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Chicken Chilaquiles Verdes

1. Skinless, boneless chicken breast - 1 large
2. Salsa verde, divided - 1 (16 ounce) jar
3. Chicken broth - 1 cup
4. Yellow onion, chopped - 1 medium
5. Chili powder - 1 teaspoon
6. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
7. Cayenne pepper - ½ teaspoon
8. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - ½ teaspoon
9. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
10. Soft corn tortillas, cut into triangles - 8 (6-inch)
11. Sour cream - ½ cup
12. Milk, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon
13. Crumbled cotija cheese, or to taste - 2 tablespoons
14. Chopped fresh cilantro - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chicken Chilaquiles Verdes

1. Stage

Combine chicken breast, 1/2 of the salsa verde, chicken broth, onion, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker. Cook until chicken is cooked through on Low for 6 hours or High for 3 hours.

2. Stage

Remove chicken from sauce and shred in a bowl with 2 forks. Return to the slow cooker and mix to combine with sauce.

3. Stage

Place a large skillet over medium heat; add olive oil and heat until it starts to shimmer. Add tortilla triangles to the hot oil and cook, flipping every minute, until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.

4. Stage

Add shredded chicken, slow cooker sauce, and remaining salsa verde to tortillas. Mix and heat until everything is warmed through.

5. Stage

Meanwhile, stir sour cream and enough milk together so it can be drizzled.

6. Stage

Remove tortilla mixture from the heat. Sprinkle cotija cheese on top and garnish with cilantro; drizzle with thinned sour cream mixture.