Keto Avocado Chicken Posole

Posole is a traditional Mexican soup or stew. This keto avocado chicken posole has all of the flavors with none of the carbs!

WHAT IS KETO AVOCADO CHICKEN POSOLE (OR POZOLE)?

Posole (rather pozole) is a Spanish word.

Posole is a traditional soup from Mexican cuisine that uses hominy as its main ingredient.

Hominy is made from dried corn, making it too high in carbohydrates to use in low-carb/ketogenic dishes. The hominy is added to the stew, along with a meat of choice, spices, and other ingredients.

It is often garnished with cabbage, peppers, radishes, avocado, or fresh cilantro.

This recipe, however, creates a delicious slow-cooker posole without the hominy. The addition of chicken and avocado helps to make this a wonderful dish, perfect for any meal.

KETO AVOCADO CHICKEN POSOLE INGREDIENTS

Before you try to make this delicious Mexican-inspired soup, you’ll want to make sure you have the following ingredients on hand first.

• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 2 poblano peppers, sliced into large chunks
• 1 avocado, cubed or sliced
• 1 white onion, quartered
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tbsp pink Himalayan salt
• 2 tsp chili powder
• fresh ground black pepper
• fresh cilantro for garnish

After you have all of this, you’re set and ready to go!

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN POSOLE

1. Place all ingredients (except avocado) into a slow-cooker
2. Cook on low for 6 – 8 hours or until chicken is cooked through and contains no pink
3. Using a slotted spoon, remove and discard onion quarters and poblano pepper chunks
4. Remove chicken and shred in a separate bowl
5. Place shredded chicken back into the slow cooker and cook for an additional 30 minutes
6. Ladle into serving bowls and garnish with avocado
7. Gobble down!

CAN I USE ALREADY COOKED CHICKEN?

You sure can. If you happened to have leftover chicken from another cooking session or a rotisserie, you could definitely use this instead of letting the chicken cook in the slow-cooker.

If you choose to do this, however, you might be making this dish more low-carb instead of keto.

If you use a different type of chicken (rotisserie, chicken breast, chicken tenderloin, etc.) make sure to recalculate the nutritional info.

STORING LEFTOVER AVOCADO CHICKEN POSOLE

Storing your leftovers is super easy! Simply store them in an air-tight storage container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

After this time, you’ll want to discard any leftovers you may have left.

A NOTE ABOUT THE AVOCADO…

You can decide what is best for you, but the avocado will be a bit tricky. You won’t be able to leave it as part of your leftovers because it will turn brown and mushy very quickly.

The best idea is to use fresh avocado each time you eat or serve the dish.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH CHICKEN POSOLE

This dish is extremely delicious and flavorful on its own. However, you probably want to add a delicious side dish or dessert to your meal to make it more complete.

Here are a few ideas to get you started.

• Low-Carb Mexican Cauliflower Rice
• Keto Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms
• Keto Cheesy Cauliflower Mash
• Keto Jalapeno Marinated Mozzarella
• Keto Bacon Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread
• Keto Coconut Ice Cream

For more ideas, you can check out our recipe index or check out all of our side dish recipes.

TOOLS TO MAKE AVOCADO CHICKEN POSOLE

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• Slow-Cooker – As you’ve determined, a slow-cooker is a necessary component of this recipe. A good slow-cooker can make your life so much easier by making meals ahead of time. Less work is always a “checkmark” in our book!

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