Braised Chicken Thighs With Tomatillos

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With a flimsy refinement successful the recipe's archetypal directions -- breaking up the tender cooked chickenhearted truthful it stays moist successful the condiment -- this Mexican-inspired, one-pot crockery is officially ruled a keeper.

If you person occupation uncovering boneless, skin-on chickenhearted thighs, bargain bone-in thighs and spot however to region the bones successful the NOTE, below.

This tastes adjacent amended aft a day's refrigeration; skim disconnected immoderate congealed abdominous (from the chickenhearted skin) earlier reheating successful a cookware connected the stove top.

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-6

8 boneless, skin-on chickenhearted thighs (see headnote and NOTE)
2 teaspoons crushed cumin
3/4 spoon good oversea salt
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1 tablespoonful avocado oil
1 ample yellowish onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
3 cloves garlic, minced
6 tomatillos, husked, rinsed and chopped into quarters
1 mean jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced (seeded, if desired)
2 cups no-salt-added chickenhearted broth
1/2 cupful chipotle-flavored mayonnaise, for serving
Finely grated zest and foodstuff from 1 lime, positive lime wedges for serving
1/4 cupful coarsely chopped cilantro leaves, positive a fewer leaves for garnish
Flesh of 1 avocado, chopped into chunks

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 6)

Calories
410
Fat
17 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Carbohydrates
9 g
Sodium
510 mg
Cholesterol
200 mg
Protein
52 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “The Eat Fat, Get Thin Cookbook: More Than 175 Delicious Recipes for Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health,” by Mark Hyman (Little, Brown and Co., 2016).

Tested by Jessica Weissman and Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published December 30, 2016

Updated March 15, 2026