Chicken Posolé Soup

With the arrival of fall and the cooler temperatures - I’ve definitely been in a soup kind of mood.  So, one day I came up with the idea to use Green Enchilada Sauce as the base for a chicken soup – and I wanted it to be on the hearty side – so in went a couple of cans of golden hominy.  This soup comes together very quickly but tastes like it was cooked for hours.  It’s slightly spicy, although you could make it spicier if you prefer, really tasty and will warm your belly!

 

Ingredients:

 

5 or 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1” pieces

1 white onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

8 oz. can diced green chilies, liquid included

28 oz. can green enchilada sauce (I like Las Palmas brand)

2 cups chicken stock

2 Tbls. dried oregano

1 ½ Tbls. ground cumin

2 – 15 oz. cans golden hominy – rinsed and drained

Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper to taste

Serve with your choice of garnishes.  Jack Cheese, Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, Green Onions, Cilantro and/or Crushed Tortilla Chips.  Basically, anything you’d like.

 

Directions:

 

Drizzle olive oil directly into the soup pot you will be using.  Fry chicken in batches, approximately 5 – 6 minutes per batch, in order to not over crowd the pan.  You want the chicken to brown slightly.  Season with salt and pepper as you’re cooking.  Remove chicken to a plate and cook the next batch, until all of the chicken is done and on the plate.

Add the onions and garlic into the pan.  Cook, until the onions start to become translucent, scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan.  This is what adds a depth of flavor to the soup

Add the green enchilada sauce, chicken broth, green chilies, oregano and cumin.  Cook until it begins to bubble. 

Add the hominy and chicken and simmer for at least 30 minutes.  You can cook longer, if you’d like.  However, be careful you don’t overcook the chicken. 

Serve in bowls with garnish of your choice.  I recommend putting a chunk of cream cheese in the bowl and ladling the hot soup on top of it.  Stir until the cream cheese melts.  Makes the soup very creamy! Then put your garnishes on top.  

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