This saucy Mexican shredded chicken is perfect for tacos, burritos, nachos, tostadas, tamales, or just about any Mexican-inspired meal!
Hungry yet? Let’s get cooking!
- 10 pasilla chiles – 5 cups chicken broth – 1/4 white onion – 2 cloves garlic – 1 tbsp whole peppercorns – 1 tbsp whole cumin – 1.5 tbsp dried oregano – 2 tbsp vegetable oil – 3 bay leaves – Salt to taste – 4 cups shredded chicken
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Toast chiles 1 by 1 in a dry skillet for 15 seconds per side. Remove stems, seeds, and veins from chiles.
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Place chiles, soaking broth, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano in a blender. Blend until smooth.
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Strain blended sauce through fine-meshed sieve into skillet.
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Simmer sauce with bay leaves and salt. Add shredded chicken and heat through.
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Rice, tostadas, tacos, burritos, tamales, bowls, nachos...endless possibilities!