I really love tomatillos, so when they are in season and cheap I stock up. Here is a super simple sweet tomatillo recipe that is really easy to make and doesn’t require a ton of ingredients – just chicken, tomatillos, and rice.
Serves 2
- 10-12 tomatillos
- 4 chicken thighs (organic will taste better – costco has cheaper organic chicken)
- 1-2 cups of brown rice
- Cook your rice per instructions (usually 1 part rice to 2 parts water). I like to bring the rice to a boil and immediately turn down to low. Then remove the lid half way through to get a dryer rice. If you like wetter sticky rice leave the lid on.
- Cut tomatillos into little chunks and put in pan on med-high. Get some color on them, add 1/2 cup of water and turn on low. The more they caramelize and cook down, the sweeter they will be.
- Add chicken after about 5 minutes and season everything with salt and pepper. Bring temp back up to medium, once they get a little color then turn back to med low. Let the mixture cook for 20 minutes on medium low. If they start to burn, add more water. water is your friend.
- Serve on rice.
We tried this last night and it was so good!! It was incredibly easy and pretty fail proof, too. You’re right, water is your friend. I think I added about 1.5 cups total and the tomatillos cooked down to make an awesome sauce. Thanks for the recipe! We’ll be making it again for sure!
Enjoyed your post, Jason. And your meal is gorgeous! All the corols and textures wonderful. I must try the black bean and the tomatillo sauce. Love what you did with the jicama, too.I was sorry that my shift at the Million Meals event was canceled, but happy that the response was so great that it could be! What a wonderful idea, and it seemed extremely well managed, from the planning right through to delivery of the food.