Description
Easy Chicken Pozole is a flavorful Mexican soup featuring tender shredded chicken simmered in a rich red chile broth with hominy. This comforting dish is perfect for gatherings and is served with fresh toppings like lime, radishes, cilantro, and cabbage.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 batch authentic red enchilada sauce (about 2 cups)
- ½ small yellow onion, finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 2 (25-ounce) cans white hominy, drained and rinsed
- 1 tablespoon dried Mexican oregano
Toppings
- Thinly shredded cabbage
- Cilantro
- Diced onions
- Lime wedges
- Sliced radishes
- Mexican oregano
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: Add the chicken, chicken broth, red enchilada sauce, diced onion, minced garlic, chili powder, ground cumin, and kosher salt into a large slow cooker. Stir everything together to combine evenly.
- Cook Chicken: Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 5 ½ hours or on HIGH for 3 ½ hours until the chicken is tender and fully cooked.
- Shred Chicken: Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked chicken pieces onto a plate or cutting board. Shred the chicken finely with two forks.
- Add Hominy and Oregano: Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker, add the drained and rinsed white hominy and dried Mexican oregano. Stir to combine.
- Final Cooking: Cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld and hominy to heat through.
- Serve: Ladle the pozole into bowls and garnish with fresh lime juice, sliced radishes, cilantro, finely shredded cabbage, diced onions, and a sprinkle of Mexican oregano to taste.
Notes
- Use authentic red enchilada sauce for the best flavor, or substitute with a good quality store-bought red chile sauce if needed.
- For a spicier pozole, add chopped jalapeños or more chili powder to taste.
- Leftovers store well and flavors improve after a day in the refrigerator.
- You can substitute chicken thighs for breasts for a more moist and flavorful meat.
- If slow cooking is not an option, you can prepare this on the stovetop with low simmering for about 1 ½ hours.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 286 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 1088 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 73 mg
