Recipes with chicken and tomatillo
24 verified Mexican recipes with chicken and tomatillo.
Chicken 'en verde': the combination behind green enchiladas, enchiladas suizas, green chicken pozole, chicken in salsa verde with courgettes and green chilaquiles with chicken. Tomatillo's bright acidity flatters chicken like no other sauce in Mexican cooking.
This page gathers 24 verified Mexican recipes with chicken and tomatillo, ordered A to Z — including Chicken Chalupas (Mexican Fried Tortilla Cups), Green Chilli Corn Soup with Chicken (Chileatole), Pipián-Filled Corn Empanadas. Total times range from 45 to 270 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Chalupas de Pollo (45 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £4.99 per 1.5kg (researched for our cost estimates).
Chicken Chalupas (Mexican Fried Tortilla Cups)
Fried corn tortilla cups with shredded chicken and salsa. Classic Mexican antojito.
45 minfacil4 servings
Green Chilli Corn Soup with Chicken (Chileatole)
Thick corn and green chilli broth with chicken and epazote. Pre-Hispanic dish from central Mexico.
65 minfacil6 servings
Pipián-Filled Corn Empanadas
Corn masa empanadas filled with green pipián pumpkin seed sauce. Central-south Mexican antojito.
70 minmedia4 servings
Green Mole Empanadas
Green mole and chicken empanadas fried in maize dough.
70 minmedia8 servings
Tricolour Enchiladas (Enchiladas Banderas)
Tricolour enchiladas with red, white and green sauces representing the Mexican flag.
60 minmedia4 servings
Enchiladas de Mole Coloradito (Oaxacan Red Mole Enchiladas)
Chicken-filled tortillas bathed in Oaxacan mole coloradito made from chillies and chocolate.
135 mindificil6 servings
Divorced Enchiladas
Two enchiladas side by side: one in green sauce, one in red, separated by cream.
55 minmedia4 servings
Swiss-Style Enchiladas
Creamy green sauce enchiladas gratinated with melted cheese.
55 minmedia4 servings
Green Enchiladas
Chicken-filled tortillas bathed in tangy green tomatillo sauce with cream and cheese.
50 minfacil4 servings
Oaxacan Black Mole
The most complex of the Oaxacan moles, with charred chilhuacle negro and chocolate.
270 mindificil12 servings
Green Mole
A vibrant green mole of fresh herbs and pumpkin seeds served over chicken.
85 minmedia8 servings
Green Pumpkin Seed Pipián (Puebla)
Green pumpkin seed sauce with chillies and tomatillos, stewed with chicken. A Puebla classic.
65 minmedia6 servings
Green Pipián
Chicken in a green pumpkin seed and herb sauce.
75 minmedia6 servings
Chicken in Chichilo Mole (Pollo en Chichilo)
One of the 7 Oaxacan moles with the distinctive chichilo chilli.
150 mindificil6 servings
Chicken in Green Mole
Chicken in pumpkin seed, tomatillo and herb sauce.
80 minmedia6 servings
Chicken in Pipián with Chayote
Chicken in green pumpkin seed pipián sauce with tender chayote squash.
75 minmedia6 servings
Chicken in Pumpkin Seed Sauce with Cactus
Chicken in green pumpkin seed mole with cactus strips — an ancestral sauce for everyday cooking.
70 minmedia4 servings
Pollo Tocatlán (Tlaxcalan Chicken in Green Pumpkin Seed Sauce)
Chicken in tomatillo sauce with epazote and pumpkin seeds.
55 minmedia4 servings
Green Pozole with Pumpkin Seeds
Thick Guerrero-style green pozole with ground pumpkin seeds, chicken and tomatillo.
120 minmedia8 servings
Pozole Verde Guerrerense (Guerrero Green Pozole)
Guerrero green pozole with hominy, chicken, pumpkin seeds and green chillies.
120 minmedia8 servings
Chicken in Green Mole Tacos
Chicken in pumpkin seed and tomatillo green mole — the freshest, lightest of the moles.
55 minmedia4 servings
Holy Leaf Tamales (Tamales de Hoja Santa)
Holy leaf tamales with aromatic masa and chicken in green salsa.
150 mindificil8 servings
Oaxacan Yellow Mole Tamales (Mole Amarillo)
Oaxacan banana leaf tamales with yellow mole and shredded chicken.
180 mindificil12 servings
Green Chicken Tamales
Corn masa tamales filled with chicken in salsa verde, steamed in corn husks.
150 mindificil25 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with chicken and tomatillo are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 24 published Mexican recipes using chicken and tomatillo, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Chicken Chalupas (Mexican Fried Tortilla Cups), Green Chilli Corn Soup with Chicken (Chileatole), Pipián-Filled Corn Empanadas.
What's the quickest recipe with chicken and tomatillo?
Chalupas de Pollo, ready in 45 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 45 to 270 minutes.
How much does chicken and tomatillo cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £4.99 per 1.5kg, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got chicken and tomatillo and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick chicken and tomatillo plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-17.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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