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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (340g) Recipe makes 4 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 4 chicken breast fillets
Calories 397
Calories from Fat 222		(56%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 24.7g	38%
	Saturated Fat 15.0g	74%
	Monounsaturated Fat 6.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 55mg		18%
Sodium 1225mg		51%
Potassium 227mg		6%
Total Carbohydrate 35.3g		11%
	Dietary Fiber 2.0g	7%
	Sugars 3.2g
Protein 8.9g		17%
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Pollo Con Salsa Verde (Chicken With Green Sauce)

Recipe #219692 | 45 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Bert's Kitchen Witch
Mar 29, 2007

I love salsa verde, so this is one of the ways that I like to prepare chicken. This dish serves up great with Spanish rice, and a green salad.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

4 chicken breast fillets
1 cup flour
4 tablespoons butter
2 2/3 cups salsa verde (mild green salsa)
1 cup chicken broth
3 garlic cloves (minced fine)
3 tablespoons cilantro (minced fine)
1 fresh jalapeno (seeded and minced)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 cup sour cream
3-5 green onions (green part chopped)

Directions

1
Sprinkle the chicken with salt and black pepper to taste.
2
Dredge both sides of chicken through the flour, shaking off excess.
3
Melt the butter over med heat in a large heavy bottomed pot.
4
Add the chicken and cook over med-high heat turning once, until both sides are well browned, but chicken is not quite cooked through (about 6-7 minutes per side).
5
Remove chicken from the pot and keep warm.
6
Pour the chicken broth into the pot and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
7
Place the green salsa, garlic, jalapeño, cilantro, and cumin into the pot; bring to a boil.
8
Just as the sauce begins to boil, reduce the heat to obtain a slow simmer. Add the chicken breasts back into the sauce and spoon sauce over each piece of chicken.
9
Continue to cook until chicken is cooked through and tender (about 15 minutes).
10
Taste the sauce and add more salt and pepper if desired.
11
Place chicken on a serving platter and spoon sauce over each piece.
12
Top each piece of chicken with a heaping tablespoon of sour cream and sprinkle some chopped green onion over the sour cream.

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From: Chef #1337238

On Oct 28, 2009

Ohh my this was yummi. I chopped up the chicken and put it in a flour tortilla with monteray jack cheese. Yummmy I will definently make this again.

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From: adopt a greyhound

On Jun 23, 2009

I made half a recipe and this is great! The chicken was so tender and the flavor wonderful. DH loved this recipe.

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From: catalinacrawler

On Jun 19, 2009

fantastic chicken dish...i felt like i was cheating by not making the salsa myself but didnt care later cuz it came out so good! i added a 10oz can of some ortega diced green chilis to give the sauce some chunk and i used 4 cloves of roasted garlic...i combined the broth, salsa, green chilies & seasonings and didnt bother to take the chicken out of the pan, just poured the broth mixture around the pan. also, i didnt have sour cream but had some crema fresca left from fajita night so a dolup of that went on each piece...loved it!

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From: ChicagoRN

On Jun 18, 2008

Made a great and tasty chicken dish! I have to admit...when I took my first few bites, I was on the fence as to how I felt about it. I'd never had a verde style chicken before and the green verde sauce kinda gave a tart aftertaste that I wasn't sure I liked. The method of cooking the chicken really added to the recipe and won me over. The chicken was super moist and very flavorful. I seasoned the chicken before sauteeing it with pepper and garli garni. I used probably 6 cloves of garlic (or more!) and doubled the jalapeno's. I never added the sour cream. I'm sure it would have been good but it certainly wasn't necessary nor missed. Maybe the sour cream would have helped with the initial tartness? Nonetheless..really great...grew on me and my husband adored it. A winner!

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