Cookbook Collection: "White Girl Pozole"

i have an obsession with diet cookbooks

and an aversion to dieting

don't ask

i'm at my worst when it comes to those "lightened up" recipes

i end up using what i have on hand and who has 2% cheese on hand?

anyways...all that to say, here is one of my favorite "diet" recipes

 



Eating for Life Eating for Life

 

my MIL recommended this book, and really this lifestyle, to me back when i was planning my wedding. if you look at pictures of her and pictures of me during that time you can really see that she followed it and i should have followed it. but, i didn't. i mean if you can't diet before your wedding, you really can't diet. but i have found some recipes in this book that i really love. and a lot of people really love that in his recipes he is very specific about brands to use, i don't get too caught up in using the brand he says unless i don't know of anything else that's comparable

 

White Girl Pozole

adapted from Eating Right for Life: Dad's Green Chile

 

8 cups of chicken broth

1 onion, finely chopped

2lbs of chicken breast

2pkgs Knorr Roasted Chicken Gravy Mix

3 cans (7oz each) green chiles- i use Hatch when possible

6 cloves garlic, minced

1-2c fresh cilantro, chopped

1tsp ground cumin

2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped

1 can (28oz) white hominy, drained

greek yogurt, for topping- you could use sour cream

 

*in chicken broth, cook onion & chicken breath. heat to boiling and then reduce to low and simmer until chicken is done (approx 20 minutes). remove chicken from broth to cool

 

*using a whisk, blend gravy mix into the broth. add chiles, garlic, 1/2c cilantro, cumin, jalapenos, and hominy. bring to a boil and then reduce back to low

 

*shred chicken and then add it back into the large pot. cover and simmer about an hour

 

*serve into a bowl and top with greek yogurt and reserved cilantro