Quick Posole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (7 ounce) cans whole green chilies, rough chopped, remove seeds if you want less heat
• 6 -8 garlic cloves
• 1 onion, large
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans hominy
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons dried mexican oregano (regular works fine)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups chicken broth, heated in the microwave
• 3 tablespoons ground red new mexico peppers
• sliced avocado, sour cream, chopped cilantro, lime wedges, chopped tomato

Recipe

• 1 mince garlic finely.
• 2 dice onion (you can do both of those in a food processor quite easily).
• 3 drain hominy, set aside.
• 4 cut chicken into 1 inch or so chunks, toss with salt and 1 tsp of the oregano, then in a large pan, saute over high heat in the olive oil for about three minutes.
• 5 reduce heat to medium, add onions, oregano, and garlic to pan; saute until softened, about 4 minutes.
• 6 add ground chiles to pan, saute a minute or so, then add the chicken broth, hominy, then simmer for about ten minutes.
• 7 stir in the green chiles, heat through and serve.
• 8 i prefer to stir in the tomatoes when i put in the hominy, or add a can of chopped fire roasted diced tomatoes to the stew.