Salsa Chicken

Salsa Chicken

Chevy’s classic chicken filling for enchiladas, burritos, tacos, quesadillas, tostadas and flautas.

5 Tomatoes, cored and halved

1 Jalapeño, stemmed, seeded and halved

1 Yellow Onion, peeled and quartered

2 T. Olive Oil

1 T. minced Garlic

2 T. Feugo Spice Mix

1 3-4 lb. Cooked Chicken (such as from stock recipe), skinned and meat chopped

¼ C. chopped Cilantro

 

Preheat broiler.  Place tomatoes and jalapeno, cut side down, on a baking dish.  Cut one of the onion quarters in half and add to the baking dish.  Roast for about 10 minutes under the broiler, or until they begin to blacken.  Remove from oven and cool.  Transfer vegetables and any liquid to the blender and pulse until thick and chunky.  Diced remaining ¾ onion.  In large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat.  Add onion and garlic and saute 5 minutes.  Add spice mix and cook another 3-4 minutes.  Add chicken and saute, until the chicken is heated through, stirring often.  Add tomato mixture and deglaze the skillet, , stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet to loosen any browned bits.  Add cilantro.  Bring mixture to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.  Remove from heat and use.

 

From Chevy’s Tex Mex Cookbook

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