Description
A thick and hearty Slow Cooker Chicken Chile Verde Stew featuring tender chicken thighs, red potatoes, and zesty salsa verde. This flavorful stew is perfect for meal prep or freezer stocking and offers a mild spicy kick with comforting textures.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 (16-ounce) jar salsa verde (such as Trader Joe’s or Herdez)
- 2 (4-ounce) cans diced green chiles
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1½ lb. red potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1½ cups organic chicken broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients: Cut the chicken thighs into 1-inch cubes. Dice the yellow onion and cut the red potatoes into 1-inch cubes. Peel and mince the garlic cloves.
- Add to slow cooker: Combine the cubed chicken, salsa verde, diced green chiles, diced onion, minced garlic, cubed potatoes, ground cumin, dried oregano, salt, and pepper in the slow cooker pot.
- Pour broth: Add 1½ cups of organic chicken broth to the slow cooker, stirring ingredients lightly to combine.
- Cook stew: Cover with the lid and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours until the potatoes are very tender and the stew has thickened.
- Season to taste: After cooking, taste the stew and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper as needed before serving.
Notes
- This stew is ideal for freezer meal prep; if freezing, omit adding broth until cooking day.
- Use boneless, skinless chicken thighs for optimal tenderness and flavor.
- Adjust the amount of diced green chiles to increase or decrease spiciness according to preference.
- Serve the stew hot with warm tortillas or crusty bread for a complete meal.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ¼ cups
- Calories: 250 calories
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
