Cast Iron Chicken Chilaquiles

Name: Cast Iron Chicken Chilaquiles
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Latin America & Caribbean, Mexican
Ingredients: 16 (6-inch), corn tortillas, cut into 8 wedges; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil; , Salt; 5 dried, guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded, and torn into 1/2-inch pieces (2/3 cup); 1 (28-ounce) can, whole peeled tomatoes; 1 cup, finely chopped onion; 1 , poblano chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped; 1 , jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped; 3 , garlic cloves, peeled and chopped; 8 sprigs fresh, cilantro plus 2 tablespoons minced; 1 1/2 pounds, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed; 1 1/2 cups, chicken broth; 4 ounces, queso fresco, crumbled (1 cup); 1 , avocado, halved, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 , radishes, trimmed and sliced thin

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Latin America & Caribbean

Chilaquiles is a popular Mexican dish that is often eaten for breakfast.

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SERVES4

TIME1 ½ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Chilaquiles is a Mexican comfort food favorite made from fried tortilla wedges tossed in a deeply flavored chile sauce. The crisp chips soften slightly in the sauce, giving the dish a unique crunchy-chewy texture. The finished dish is usual...

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