A featured recipe from Personal Chef, Paula Price. This is a great brunch recipe.
- 1 whole chicken breast or 2 breast halves (skin removed)
- 2 dried ancho chili peppers
- 2 Anaheim Chiles, roasted, seeded, and cored
- 12 corn tortillas, (98% fat free) each cut into 6 wedges
- 2 ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup Mexican Beer (dark or amber preferably)
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup fat tree sour cream
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1-2/3 cup low fat grated Mexican Cheese
Place the chicken in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat
to low, cover and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. I use fat free chicken broth and
a bit of vermouth instead of the water. Bone and skin the chicken, the, using your fingers
or 2 forks, shred the meat. Set aside.
Slit the chilies lengthwise along one side and remove the ribs and stems. In a frying
pan over low heat, toast the chilies until they deepen in color and smell quite pungent,
about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and add lukewarm water to cover; let stand for 5
minutes, then drain. Set aside.
This is for the dried chilies.
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees. In a large pan over high heat, pour in oil to a depth
of 1-1/2 inches. When the oil is hot, working in batches, add the tortilla wedges and fry
until slightly golden but not too crisp, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer
to paper towels to drain.
I use a hotter oven at 500 degrees and bake the tortilla chips. Wet them first.
Spread the fried tortilla wedges in a 9 by 12 by 3-inch baking dish. Top evenly with
the shredded chicken.
Drain the chilies well and place in a food processor fitted with the metal blade or in
a blender. Add the tomatoes, beer, eggs, fat free sour cream and salt and pepper to taste.
Process until smooth.
Pour the chili mixture evenly over the tortillas and chicken. Top with the cheese. Bake
until the cheese melts and is bubbling, about 30 minutes.
Serve immediately.
Serves 6.
Adapted from Williams Sonoma Mexican Favorites.