My daughter loves pozole. It’s usually made with pork, but she doesn’t eat pork, so I made some last night with chicken. It was out of this world delicious! I got the recipe from a friend, but tweaked it a little bit.
Since I’m gearing up for the new Weight Watchers Freestyle program starting January 1st, the good news is that this pozole is only two points. Those points are for the hominy and chicken broth. The chicken broth actually has zero points if you only eat one or two cups, so I’m a little iffy on whether this is one or two points…but it’s not much. I would have thought since hominy is corn that it would be free, but apparently it’s not.
This is good old comfort food. I would imagine it’s great for cold and flu season. I hear it’s also great for hangovers.
This recipe only makes about four servings. Next time I make it I will double the recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Ingredients:
2 T pure ancho or Padilla chili powder
1 1/2 t salt
2 t dried Mexican oregano, crumbled
8 medium garlic cloves, chopped
1 lb chicken – I used breast meat, but you can use whatever you want
1 (14 oz) can white or yellow hominy, rinsed and drained
1/2 medium white onion, chopped
5 cups unsalted chicken broth
1/8 t crushed red pepper
2 green onions, including 2 inches of green, chopped
1 T chopped fresh cilantro
Lime wedges
Instructions:
1. Bring chicken broth, chili powder, salt, oregano, and garlic to a boil. Add chicken, reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender, about 1-1/2 hours
2. Remove chicken and shred.
3. Put shredded chicken into soup. Add the hominy, onion, and crushed pepper. Cook about 15 minutes to blend the flavored. Serve hot, sprinkled with green onions and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
