Tastes Like Chicken! Recipes
(From Chicken Recipes Compiled Since 1992)

Chicken with Tomatillo Sauce

Category: Main dishes

Servings: 6

Description: 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:

1. Cook chicken 45 minutes in boiling salted water.
2. Drain chicken, reserving broth. Keep chicken warm.
3. Remove husks from tomatillos if using fresh. Place half of tomatillos, cilantro, celery, green onions, lettuce, sunflower seeds and chiles in blender.
4. Add 3/4 cup reserved chicken broth and blend well. Repeat with remaining half of same ingredients plus 3/4 cup broth.
5. 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.
6. Add more chicken broth if sauce gets too thick. Season to taste with salt. Serve hot over cooked chicken.