Pozole Verde Recipe (Green Pozole)
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Pozole verde is a comforting Mexican stew of tender chicken and hominy in a flavorful green chile broth made from tomatillos, poblanos, and serrano peppers. Served with traditional toppings like tortilla chips, cabbage, and sour cream, it's warming and deeply satisfying. Naturally gluten-free and freezer-friendly.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 6 pounds bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (or pork butt (see notes))
- 2 small yellow onions (peeled and quartered)
- 1 head garlic
- ½ bunch fresh cilantro
- 1½ tablespoons sea salt
- 1 quart (4 cups) low-sodium chicken broth
- water to cover
- 2 (28 ounce) cans hominy (drained and rinsed)
- 1½ pounds tomatillos (husked and halved)
- 2 poblano chiles (cored, seeded, and cut into quarters)
- ½ large white onion (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 1 jalapeño (seeded and roughly chopped (see notes))
- 1 serrano pepper (seeded and halved)
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro leaves
- ¼ cup pepitas
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1-2 cups water (or chicken stock (start with 1 cup))
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (plus more to taste)
- shredded cabbage or lettuce
- sliced radish
- Mexican oregano ((see notes))
- diced white or red onion
- chopped cilantro
- sour cream
- shredded cheese
- tortilla chips or tostada shells
- limes
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 120M
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- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 1h 30m
- Sodium
- 2218mg
- Total sugar
- 12g
- Added sugar
- 0g
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1500mg
- Calcium
- 215mg
- Iron
- 5mg
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- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 2218MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.