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This is a slightly modified version of this recipe, and is my current favorite food ever omg.

The secret is, everything here is actually optional except for the chicken, chicken stock, onion, and green chile, if you wanna keep it real, real simple. But all the rest kinda "beefs it up" a little, which is a poor choice of words for a chicken stew.

This would make any native Albuquerquean proud.

BEN'S FAMOUS GREEN CHILE CHICKEN STEW
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2 tbsp olive oil (or whatever)
1.5 pounds boneless/skinless chicken thighs, 1-inch cubed
4+ cloves garlic, minced
2 poblano or jalapeno chiles, seeded and diced.
1 large onion, diced
1 tsp ground chipotle powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 Russet potato, peeled and diced
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 cup roasted/diced New Mexican green chiles (highly recommend this product if you don't happen to have access to fresh.)
4 cups chicken stock
2 tbsp cornstarch
Salt/pepper to taste

1. Heat oil in large pot.
2. Brown chicken in pot.
3. Add poblano/jalapeno, onion and garlic, saute until softened.
4. Add cumin/chipotle, stir and saute another couple minutes.
5. Add stock, potato, tomatoes, chiles, salt/pepper.
6. Bring to boil, simmer for 30-40 minutes.
7. Mix 1 cup of the liquid with 2 tbsp cornstarch into a slurry. Add slurry back to pot, bring to boil for another 5 minutes until thickened.
8. Serve with warmed flour tortillas, cheese, sour cream, chopped cilantro, a squeeze of lime, all of the above or none of the above.

8/8 m8

Here's a picture of it (I left the tomatoes out of this batch, and don't feel bad about it.)

I'm up to about six times in a row having this for weekday lunches. It has not begun to get old, and is the highlight of my day.

(My days are terrible, but that's not the point here.)

That's a lot of dicing, though, if you know what I mean.

Making this tomorrow. Just lettin' y'all know.

This doesn't look like what I would consider "Chicken Stew" it looks more like chicken noodle soup.

When I think of a chicken stew, I would think of corn chowder with chicken. Like the way New England Clam Chowder looks.

That is because your exposure to food generally consists of people buying you boxes of discount candy over the internet, and your latest haul from the Dollar Store.

pinback wrote:That is because your exposure to food generally consists of people buying you boxes of discount candy over the internet, and your latest haul from the Dollar Store.

I haven't been in a dollar store in at least four months. I shop at reputable food stores like Safeway, Target, Giant, Trader Joes and Aldi.

Tdarcos wrote:I shop at reputable food stores like Safeway, Target, Giant, Trader Joes and Aldi.

And that's just on Tuesdays.

Bumping this one. We have the next week of meals planned, but this looks like a strong contender for the week after, and we have 1,000 green chiles in the freezer right now.