Chicken chilaquiles
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Chilaquiles is a traditional Mexican dish, typically served for breakfast. It's made with pieces of corn tortillas, peppers, cheese, eggs, and chunks of chicken or beef. Serve with crumbly salty queso fresco cheese or sour cream. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Dice the onion and tomato. Chop the cilantro. Finely chop the chipotle, if using. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Place the chicken thighs in a medium bowl, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season the chicken with cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
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Step 2
2. In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over high heat. Add the onion and garlic to the pot and sauté for several minutes until the onion and garlic begin to turn translucent.
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Step 3
3. Add chicken thighs to the pot and sear until browned on all sides, about 5–7 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, salsa, cilantro, and lime juice. You can also add chipotle pepper at this stage. Stir, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
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Step 4
4. Place the chicken on a plate, remove the bones, then shred the meat using two forks.
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Step 5
5. Return the chicken pieces to the pot and reheat.
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Step 6
6. Place half of the biscuit pieces in the baking dish, followed by half of the chicken, then 1 cup of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layers.
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Step 7
7. Sprinkle feta cheese on top. Bake in the oven at 175 degrees for 20 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve immediately with avocado, if desired.