Chicken with Tomatillo Sauce
If you can't find fresh tomatillos, canned ones can be substituted.
Ingredients
- 1 (2 1/2- to 3-lb) chicken, cut up
- 3 C boiling salted water
- 1/2 lb tomatillos
- 1/2 bunch cilantro
- 1 stalk celery, cut up
- 1 C chopped green onions
- 1 small bunch leaf lettuce
- 1/4 C sunflower seeds
- 3 canned green chiles
- 1/4 t ground cumin
- 1/4 t garlic powder
- 1 t butter or margarine
- Salt
Instructions
- Cook chicken 45 minutes in boiling salted water.
- Drain chicken, reserving broth. Keep chicken warm.
- Remove husks from tomatillos if using fresh. Place half of tomatillos, cilantro, celery, green onions, lettuce, sunflower seeds and chiles in blender.
- Add 3/4 cup reserved chicken broth and blend well. Repeat with remaining half of same ingredients plus 3/4 cup broth.
- Combine, then blend in cumin and garlic powder. Heat butter in large skillet, add tomatillo mixture and simmer 15 minutes over low heat, stirring until thickened.
- Add more chicken broth if sauce gets too thick. Season to taste with salt. Serve hot over cooked chicken.