Chilaquiles

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Oxmoor House
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10 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups soup, 1/2 cup tortilla chips, and 1 tablespoon cheese)
September 2012
RECIPE BY Oxmoor House

Before there were nachos, there were chilaquiles. Tomatoes and spices simmer with any kind of meat to make the ideal topping for tortilla chips. Here, chipotle, chicken, and cilantro meld in this filling Mexican favorite.

Ingredients

  • 4 bone-in chicken breast halves (about 2 1/2 pounds), skinned
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped red onion
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped green bell pepper
  • 3/4 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 2 (28-ounce) cans diced fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles, undrained
  • 5 cups baked tortilla chips
  • 2.67 ounces crumbled queso fresco (about 2/3 cup)

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 219
  • Caloriesfromfat 0.0%
  • Fat 2.5g
  • Satfat 0.8g
  • Monofat 0.6g
  • Polyfat 0.5g
  • Protein 25.4g
  • Carbohydrate 22.9g
  • Fiber 3.8g
  • Cholesterol 55mg
  • Iron 2.3mg
  • Sodium 623mg
  • Calcium 92mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.

Step 2

While chicken cooks, combine onion and next 9 ingredients (through green chiles) in a 5-quart electric slow cooker. Transfer chicken to slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours.

Step 3

Remove chicken from slow cooker. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Return meat to soup. Divide tortilla chips among 8 bowls. Ladle soup over tortilla chips; sprinkle with cheese.

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Ratings & Reviews

AshleyEvans's Review

SharonEB
January 14, 2013
This was good if you like chicken. My husband liked it, I thought it was okay. Avocado chunks would have improved it significantly, I think. Reminded me more of tortilla soup than the rich delicious dish that I associate with "chilaquiles." It wasn't bad, but I don't know that I'd go out of my way to make it again. I would give it a 2 1/2 rating if I could...

daneanp's Review

daneanp
March 02, 2015
3 1/2 stars. It is almost a chili but more brothy. Good flavors with the right amount of spice. We subbed shredded cheddar for the queso. Served with side salads and cubed ripe avocado. Left overs were great the next day too.

orchare's Review

AshleyEvans
July 23, 2014
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SharonEB's Review

laceyinkeller
November 20, 2012
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Jaime98903's Review

AshleyL
January 11, 2014
It might be pleasing to a lot of folks but this recipe is not even close to how chilaquiles are prepared. Not even close. For starters the tortilla chips are leftover tortillas or some specially dried, cut into triangles. The dried tortilla chips are then lightly toasted in very little oil, then in a larger pan the prepared salsa is gurgling. Join the tortilla chips into the salsa and cook until the tortillas have reconstituted and are just lightly chewy, not soggy or mushy ( although many do prefer them this way) and they certainly are not crunchy as the chips have absorbed the delicious salsa, serve hot with a dollop of sour cream. I'll leave the preparation of the salsa in which the tortilla chip cook, to the individual as there are so many ways of doing it.

AshleyL's Review

flopway
January 27, 2013
Made this tonight and just used boneless, skinless chicken breasts because I didn't want to deal with the bones. I also didn't have chipotle in adobo, so I used some smoked paprika to give it that smoky taste. This is a fabulous recipe and will definitely make it again!