We make this dish regularly and it is just as good in the winter as it is in the summer. Lately, we’ve been using Beanitos in place of tortilla chips and it is just as good.
Chicken Chilaquiles
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
- 2 cup Chicken cooked
- 1 bunch Cilantro
- 1 bunch Green onions
- 1 Lime wedges
- 1-2 green peppers diced
- 1 28- oz. can Tomatoes fire roasted
- 1 tbsp Lime juice
- 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin ground
- shredded cheese quesadilla, Monterey Jack and cheddar are all good options.
In your InstaPot add the oil, chicken, cumin, garlic, paprika, salt and chicken broth. Set the venting knob to Sealing Position. Set to Poultry for 10 minutes.
While the chicken is cooking, dice the onion and green pepper.
When the chicken has finished cooking, quick release the pressure by carefully move the venting knob from Sealing Position to Venting Position.
Remove the chicken.
Add the tomatoes, onion, green pepper and green onions to the pot. Turn to saute for 10-15 minutes.
Use an immersion stick blender and blend the mixture. Bring to a boil.
Shred the chicken and add back to the pot.
Cover and put on keep warm until ready to serve.
It’s been a roller coaster of spring-like temperatures and freezing, regular February temperatures around here the last few weeks. That plus the lovely no six diet (no: dairy, wheat,eggs, fish, soy or peanuts) diet I’m on to help baby A’s digestive issues means we’ve had to get very creative with dinners. Luckily for me, J has taken the changes to our culinary repertoire in stride and has come up with a lot of alternatives to our favorite dishes. He found this lovely one from Food and Wine magazine. Since I was baby A wrangling, I only got a picture of the finished product.
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Mexican Black Bean Soup with Sausage Recipe
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil until shimmering.
Add the onion and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally until softened, about 3 minutes.
Add the garlic and the chipotle or ground chipotle, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Add the black beans and chicken stock and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes.
Using a potato masher, coarsely crush some of the beans (we skipped this step).
Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over high heat.
Add the sausage and cook until browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
Add the sausage to the beans.
Then add the lime juice and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
Simmer the soup for 2 minutes to allow the flavors to blend, or longer if you'd like!
Ladle the soup into bowls and serve, passing the sour cream and lime wedges separately.
My opinion:
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this ended up being very filling and just the right amount of heat to warm me from the inside. It’s absolutely a soup we will add to the rotation, even once we (hopefully!) can start adding the no items back to my diet.
Or homemade chile rellenos. A new grocery store opened in our town and it is amazing. I’ve described it as if Trader Joes and Whole Foods had a baby. The produce is fantastic. When I stopped by opening day, the poblanos were some of the best I’ve seen since leaving Texas. So I roasted them and we had them for dinner.
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Homemade Stuffed Poblanos
Instructions
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In a blender or food processor, combine tomatoes in puree, jalapeno, half the onions, and 2 whole garlic cloves; puree.
Season with salt to taste.
Pour sauce into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; set aside.
Add a little oil to the skillet and sauté the onions, garlic and cumin.
If using ground beef, brown the beef in the same skillet with the garlic and onions, if you want, add some of the salsa.
Add half the poblano in the salsa covered baking dish.
Dividing evenly, spoon the onions and beef into the poblano half.
Sprinkle poblanos with the shredded pepper jack cheese.
If room add, the other poblano half with the inside in the salsa (so the skin side is up). (Since there wasn't room in our dish, I just added them where there was room.)
Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes.
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Add the Velveeta cubes and cover with the other poblano half. Note: you'll want to use a fork or other utensil, the poblano tops will be hot.
Return to the 425 degree oven for 20 more minutes or until the salsa is slightly thickened and the poblano half on top is starting to brown.
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My Opinion:
The poblanos that were on top of the salsa roasted up quite nicely adding a sweet char to the pepper. Next time, I’ll roast the entire poblano before adding the filling. Other than that, the only other addition is to smother the entire stuffed poblano in Mag Mud for extra creaminess.
