cheesy green chicken poblano bake
Another low carb treat! I will never again use tortilla's in my chicken bakes, the poblano takes the cake!!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked, diced or shredded chicken
- 2 cups tomatillo salsa, or salsa verde
- 5 large poblano's
- 3 cups asadero, sliced or shredded (divided, see below)
- 12 ounces quesco fresco, crumbled
- 8 ounces mexican creama or sour cream
- 4 tablespoons cilantro, fresh, chopped
How To Make cheesy green chicken poblano bake
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Step 1Make tomatillo salsa or use store bought salsa or salsa verde. You will need between 2 c. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/salsa/roasted-tomatillos-salsa.html?p=1
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Step 2Cut poblano's in half and remove seeds and stem. Lay skin side up on a baking sheet and place under low broiler for 5-7 min. Remove and allow to cool, remove skin.
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Step 3Shred cooked chicken.
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Step 4Crumble the Quesco Fresco and place in a med. size mixing bowl. Grate 3 c. of Asadero and save 1 c for topping. Place the other 2 c in mixing bowl. Add 8 oz Mexican Creama or sour cream. Add 2 tbs of chopped cilantro. Combine together.
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Step 5You will need an 8x8 DEEP dish baking pan, spray with non stick spray oil. Place half your poblanos in baking dish.
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Step 6Add half your cheese mixture by spooning in on, or dropping by hand.
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Step 7Place 1 c of shredded chicken on top of cheese mixture.
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Step 8Spoon just enough salsa/verde to lightly cover chicken.
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Step 9Now repeat. Poblanos, cheese mixture, chicken, and salsa/verde. Top with 1 c of grated Asadero. Bake 400° for 30-35 min. on 2nd upper rack in oven. till cheese is melted. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes then serve and garnish with cilantro, pico de gallo, creama or red salsa. NOTE: This will be a fairly juicy dish due to the fact there is not pasta to absorb the liquid from the tomatillo salsa. Just drain off excess liquid after cooling, or spoon out and drizzle over dish.
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