My mom gave me this recipe recently and said it was delicious! She got if from blog reader, Becky. I’ve had it on my menu several times but hadn’t made it – I don’t know why. I finally decided it was time. But then after I made it, I decided it didn’t sound good so I wasn’t going to eat it. My husband talked me into it. I was surprised at how good it was. We served it over tortilla chips with shredded cheese on top. I’ll definitely be making it again.
Ingredients:
- 1 can corn, drained
- 1 can (15 oz.) yellow or white hominy, drained
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) Mexican-style diced tomatoes
- 2 cans (10 oz. each) mild green enchilada sauce
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 5 chicken thighs (1-1/2 pounds), skin removed, bone in
- Chopped cilantro (optional)
- Lime wedge (optional)
- Tortilla chips
Directions:
Combine corn, hominy, tomatoes (I didn’t have any tomatoes so I threw in an 8-ounce can of tomato sauce – I’ll probably do it that way again since I don’t like chunks of cooked tomato), enchilada sauce, carrots, onion, garlic and cumin in a 4 quart slow cooker and stir to combine. Add raw chicken on top with bone down. Cover and cook on high 3 to 3-1/2 hours until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender (or on low for 6 hours). Skim and discard any fat from the surface.
Remove chicken; pull meat off bones and shred. Stir back into slow cooker. Stir in a small handful of chopped cilantro (I didn’t). Serve with lime wedges (I didn’t) and tortilla chips.
LOL! My recipe doesn’t call for corn! and only calls for one can of enchilada sauce. I love how Judy is always changing recipes!
And I do it differently now. Since I now always have frozen baggies of shredded chicken (Kitchen Aid!!!), I just add two cups of defrosted shredded chicken in at the end to warm through…none of that shredding hot chicken mess for me any more!
I also add black beans now because my son needs the fiber and he’s a black bean addict. He eats them all out first.
We eat it more like a soup…I add chicken broth and just make it on the stove most times.
I’m glad you like it!
Yes, Judy got to your recipe and made some changes! She can’t help it!!!
Thanks for letting us know how you changed it. I’m with you on adding shredded chicken. I didn’t like messing with those thighs. And it was delicious! Very good flavor. Thanks for sharing.