Easy Crock Pot Chicken Chili Verde
This recipe can be made with beef, pork or chicken....The trick for using the crock pot is that you need cuts of meat that are "bone in" so that the meat doesn't dry out.
I love me some chili verde!!!! Especially with the usual accompaniments of Mexican rice and beans, that's some true Mexican comfort food!!! The rice I make home made, but the beans are a canned brand called "Sun Vista" I have and do make home made beans, but they take literally hours to cook, these canned beans are good and work great in any recipe and many Mexican-American families I know use this particular brand. One tip: Do Not buy the "refried beans" version, they tend to be a little dry. Buy the original "pinto beans" can(s) and smash them your self just like mashed potatoes.
In the morning when I left for work I placed 1 breast, 2 legs and 2 thighs that were still frozen in the crock pot, then added about 2 cups of chili verde and about 1 cup of water, set it to low for 9 hours. I use this chili verde, I have also made home made chili verde, but that also does take hours:
When I got home, I removed the chicken and let it drain and kind of cool off so that I can shred the good parts and seperate the pieces I don't want, then I place the good pieces in a pan with new chili verde and use some of the juices from the crock pot as well:
Starting on the rice, I put about 1 tbs of oil (I use E.V.O.O.) in a pan and heat it up, chop some onion and place in pan then about 30 seconds later add fresh garlic:
Then add some un-cooked white rice, I used 1/2 cup this time and brown it for about 2-3 minutes:
Then I add about 1 cup of water, 1 tsp of chicken
bouillon, garlic powder, black pepper, some more fresh garlic, chopped onion, and some frozen veggie blend (I grew up with my g-ma making rice with various veggies in the rice), I also add about 1 tsp of tomato paste, ppl usually add tomato sauce, but I find it makes the rice watery:
Bring all of that up to a boil, cover and lower heat to low and cook for about 15-20 minutes:
This entire time I had the beans on low in a pan warming up, once the rice was ready, I grabbed 2 flour tortillas, warmed them up on the stove and then placed them in a baking dish and turned the oven on to low broil. Then I started adding ingredients......rice, beans, the chicken, onion, cilantro and cheese.
Then I folded up the tortilla to make a burrito and topped it with more chili verde, chicken and cheese, then placed it in the oven for about 5 minutes:
Right out the oven!!!!
Split this super wet burrito with the wifee so I cut it in half, then added some sour cream!!!!!
