Pumpkin Posole

Amber of AZ's Note:

Great comfort food. I love to dish up a mug of this stew and dip some really good wheat or pumpernickel bread into the broth during cold winter nights (yes, I do get cold in Arizona).

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 6.0 cups

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup sliced carrot
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1/2 chopped red bell pepper
• 1 3/4 cups solid pack pumpkin
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups hominy
• 1/2 cup sour cream (I prefer fat free)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (Parsley may be substituted)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (I prefer freshly ground)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg (I promise this is good)

Directions:

1. HEAT oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add chicken, onion and carrot; cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
3. Add celery and bell pepper; cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
4. STIR in pumpkin, broth, hominy, sour cream, cilantro, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, and nutmeg.
5. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes or until flavors are blended.

Reviews

[Recipe Baroness]

made this for my pumpkin feast I do every halloween, and it was a sensation!, everone loved it. I didnt have any homeny for I just left it out, and I used Ground chicken instead of Pieces. FOlks are still asking me for the recipe, THanks for your submission of this great recipe

[Retro Kali]

I'd give this eight stars if I could! I wasn't sure about the pumpkin, because sometimes the taste is overpowering, but this ROCKED! The pumpkin lent a richness, and a glorious color, but otherwise we couldn't taste it. I made it last night, and I'm making it again today before the the rest of the cilantro goes bad.....gonna freeze it. I used yogurt instead of sour cream, but otherwise followed it to a T. YUM YUM YUM!

[Julesong]

Wow, this is yummy! :) I cooked it in a crockpot on high for 4 1/2 hours (putting it all in at once, except for the sour cream and cumin added in the last 30 minutes). I didn't have celery, so I used fennel (cooked texture is very similar). I added a can of Rotel tomatoes. This is a recipe we'll be making again!!