Chicken Posole: A Fun Weeknight Dinner Soup Recipe
Chicken Posole: A Fun Weeknight Dinner Soup

Posole, a fun weeknight dinner soup

This Chicken Posole Soup recipe is everything we love about southwestern cuisine. It's fresh and light, spicy and cool, crunchy and chewy -- all in one bowl! Also called pozole, this is basically just a kicked-up chicken soup. Its real magic lies in the garnishes. Stirred into the hot broth, these raw vegetables give a crunchy, fresh backdrop to the chewy hominy and bites of chicken.

The fact that everyone gets to choose their own garnishes makes this soup a fun (and stress-free) family meal or dinner party entree. We've listed a few suggestions for garnishes, but the sky is the limit.

A few variations for folks wanting something extra: If you have time, cooking hominy from scratch is worlds above getting it from a can. You can find it dried at many Latin markets and you cook it just like dried beans.

Grilling the chicken on an outdoor barbecue adds another dimension of smoky flavor to this Chicken Posole Soup recipe. Pork is another meat traditionally found in posole; feel free to substitute and make Pork Posole Soup.

Chicken Posole Soup Recipe

    Prep Time: 30 minutes

    Cook time: 30 minutes

    Yield: Serves 6 to 8

Chicken Posole Soup Recipe Ingredients

    Broth:

    8 cups chicken broth -- canned or homemade

    Bouquet garni of 1 bay leaf, 5 sprigs fresh thyme, and 3 sprigs fresh oregano

    2 cloves garlic, minced

    2 teaspoons salt

    1 teaspoons cumin

    2 teaspoons coriander

    1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

    1 teaspoon chili powder

    Posole:

    2 teaspoons vegetable oil

    1-1.5 pounds chicken breast

    2 cans hominy

    Garnishes:

    Lime wedges

    Red or yellow onion, diced

    Radish, sliced thin

    Cabbage or lettuce, julienned

    Tomato, diced

    Tomatillos, diced

    Queso blanco

    Avocado, diced

    Jicama, shredded

Chicken Posole Soup Recipe Ingredients

    In a large pot or Dutch oven, bring the chicken broth to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and add the bouquet garni and minced garlic. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the bouquet garni and add the salt, cumin, coriander, red pepper flakes, and chili powder.

    Continue to simmer on the stove top until all the other ingredients are ready. Taste for seasoning. If bitter, add another teaspoon of salt. If too concentrated, add a cup of water to dilute.

    To prepare the chicken, pat dry and season both sides generously with salt and pepper. In a frying pan or stovetop grill pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 4 minutes until underside is crispy and golden brown. Flip the chicken and continue cooking until cooked through --another 4-5 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and rest until cool enough to handle.

    While the chicken is cooking and cooling, prepare the garnishes and put in individual bowls.

    When the chicken is cool enough to handle, dice it into bite-sized cubes and add to the broth. Drain the hominy into a strainer and rinse under cold water. Add to the broth.

    Bring the soup to a boil to bring everything to the same temperature.

    Serve in soup bowls and allow guests to garnish their soups individually.

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