This chicken in tomato sauce is a simple but flavorful dish. It doesn’t need that many spices or herbs to render one of the most memorable stews you will ever taste! I love to take advantage of the summer tomatoes because I know they will produce a rich sauce, one that’s perfect to soak up with some crusty bread. I hope you prepare it, and if you don’t like to add the jalapeño pepper, just substitute with plain green bell peppers, I’m sure you kids will enjoy it as well as the grown-ups in the family.
Braised Chicken with Tomatoes - Pollo Entomatado Sencillo
“Sponsored post by Mirum Shopper. All opinions are my own.” #SaboreaTuVerano
This dish isn’t exclusive to any specific region of Mexico; you can find a different version in every household since every cook prepares it in his or her own personal way. Some will add potatoes or zucchini, or any other vegetable available in their area. Most of the time it is served with rice or beans, and a warm stack of corn tortillas.
Enjoy!
How to make Braised Chicken with Tomatoes
DIRECTIONS:
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Set aside. (Please check the ingredients list below)
- Heat oil in a large dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high heat. Once it is hot, add the chicken pieces skin-side down. Fry the chicken, turning once per side until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and stir in the chopped onion and the garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes until the onion looks transparent.
- Add the diced peppers and keep cooking for 5 more minutes. Scrape any browned bits at the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, cook for 5 more minutes. Add Knorr Tomato-Chicken Bouillon dissolved in the ½ cup of water and turn the heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to simmer. Check to see if it needs more salt, then cover the pot and cook for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
Serve with rice. I love to eat it with bread to soak up all those tomato juices!
Provecho!
Mely,
Thank you, Knorr® and Mirum Shopper for selecting me as your Brand Ambassador! All this month of July, I will be sharing recipes using Knorr, this little secret of many Mexican cooks.
Leave a comment and share your experience with the recipe.
If you are on Pinterest, check our boards with hundreds of delicious ideas I'm pinning for you!
More recipes:
Pork in Tomato Sauce
How to make a sweet-spicy cherry tomato salsa
📖 Recipe
Braised Chicken with Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 4 pieces of bone-in chicken about 2 Lbs.
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup chopped white onion
- 1 small garlic clove diced
- 1 Poblano pepper diced
- 1 jalapeño pepper diced *
- 4 cups of chopped tomato About 20 oz.
- 1 Knorr Tomato-Chicken Bouillon
- ½ cup water
- Salt to season
- ¼ cup parsley or cilantro for garnish chopped**
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a large dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high heat. Once it is hot, add the chicken pieces skin-side down. Fry the chicken, turning once per side until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and stir in the chopped onion and the garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes until the onion looks transparent.
- Add the diced peppers and keep cooking for 5 more minutes. Scrape any browned bits at the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, cook for 5 more minutes. Add Knorr Tomato-Chicken Bouillon dissolved in the ½ cup of water and turn the heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to simmer.
- Check to see if it needs more salt, then cover the pot and cook for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
Serve with rice. I love to eat it with bread to soak up all those tomato juices!
Notes
NEW COOKBOOK
BUY IT NOW
meldrape
Love this recipe. Followed it to the letter. It was a big hit.
Dee
Hi Mely! Big fan of your site. Hey yesterday I made your chicken recipe! Had all the ingredients, except for tomatoes, but had a can of chopped tomatoes, it turned out great! There was no left overs! Lol....thx Mely
Mely Martínez
Hello Dee,
I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the chicken recipe and that it turned out great even with the canned tomatoes! Thanks for sharing your experience—it sounds like a delicious success! If you have any other questions or need more recipe ideas, feel free to reach out. Happy cooking!
Mely
Irma Quihuiz
I tried the braised chicken recipe and it was delicious my husband enjoyed it very much.
Next time i make i will drain some of the oil because it was too much after frying chicken. i’m making this again to surprise my grandson.
Della Gonzalez
I love this recipe❤❤❤
Alida Outman
This was yummy and easy to make! It was a hit with my kids and mom! Thanks for the yummy recipes!
April Espinoza
Delicious thank you!!!
Noreen
Looks tasty! Could I substitute 4 oz diced green chiles for the poblano pepper?
Mely Martínez
Hello Noreen,
Of course, you can!Make it your own!
Happy cooking!
Shawnie
This recipe is delicious! I have made it several times. Thank you for sharing these wonderful recipes. My husband grew up with his grandmother cooking many of these dishes for him. Now that she has passed, I use your recipes to give him a little taste of his youth.
mmartinez
Hello Shawnie,
Aw! so nice of you to cook these meal for him. Thank you for visiting and trying the braised chicken recipe. HAppy cooking!
Alice Whitworth
I found you on ON GOOGLEso happy i did!
i LIVE IN LAREDO TEXAS AND LOVE LOVE YOUR RECIPES 1
ALL OF THEM.
KEEP THESE RECIPES COMING !
provecho!
aLICE
mmartinez
Hello Alice, I hope you enjoy your time int he kitchen cooking amazing foods. If you make this tasty Braised Chicken with tomatoes, please come back to let me know if you like it.
KC Urbina
My family ate this last night, everyone loved it! Thank you!
mmartinez
Hello KC Urbina,
Thank you for trying the recipe!
Happy cooking!
Linda Davis
Thank you Mely my family loves this recipe!
kim nickey
Made it and we loved it thank you
mmartinez
Thank you for trying the recipe. Happy cooking!
Anna
We tried this for the first time and we loved it!! Braised chicken with tomatoes was a hit with the whole family. I will leave the seeds in the jalapeño pepper next time for a spicier taste. Real easy steps too. Thank you Mely