Posole (Chicken and tomatillo)

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  • Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
1 lb chicken, pre cooked, cooled and shredded2 tsp olive oil1 lg jalapeno stemmed and seeded, diced2 large garlic cloves1/2 medium onion, diced1 16 oz jar of the Herdez salsa verde1 29 oz can of La Preferida white hominy, drained1 10 oz bag of angel hair shredded cabbagebunch of cilantro, stemmed and roughly choppedlime juice2 cups water (when i dumped the salsa, refilled jar and used that) add more water depending on how brothy you want it, typically next day needs more because hominy absorbs the liquid2 cups low sodium chicken broth
Directions
Precook the chicken or use roasted chicken from store. While it cools, sweat the garlic, jalapeno and onion until transluscent on medium-low heat. Add the salsa and cook about 2 minutes.

Add the water and broth, then dump the chicken and hominy in. Bring to slight boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the cabbage and chopped cilantro in and simmer until cabbage is wilted, about 3 minutes.

Serve with sour cream and slices of avocado, as desired (those calculations not included in recipe)

Serving Size: Makes about 6-8 1.2 cup servings

Number of Servings: 7

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TURNIPJUNKIE.

Servings Per Recipe: 7
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 241.6
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 31.4 mg
  • Sodium: 1,874.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.6 g
  • Protein: 15.7 g

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