Chicken in green sauce

Chicken in green sauce

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Discover this delicious recipe for chicken in a green sauce, perfect for a family meal.

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Prepare this delicious dish in just 90 minutes. Perfect for 4 people.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodstove, oven
  • Estimated cost$17.79 $4.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $9.13
  • $6.32
  • $0.15
  • $1.40
  • $0.10
  • $0.69

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the chicken with the onion, tomato, garlic, and salt.
  2. Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the broth.
  3. Combine the cilantro and pepper with a little broth.
  4. Mix the ingredients and thicken with maize flour.
  5. (Flour or cornstarch can also be used instead.) ≈ 3 min
  6. Return everything to the pot with the remaining broth.
  7. The sauce should have a medium consistency. ≈ 3 min
  8. Add the chicken to the sauce and let it simmer for a few minutes.
  9. To serve, you can use a round or oval plate. ≈ 2 min
  10. Place a piece of chicken on a plate, and drizzle it with the sauce. ≈ 3 min
  11. Serve with a side of white rice. ≈ 2 min
  12. Since the sauce in this recipe is green, it is possible to garnish the rice with a few thin strips of bell pepper. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chicken in green sauce

  • 300 g of cilantro$9.13
  • 2 green peppers (bell peppers), without the seeds$6.32
  • A large onion, with its stem.$0.15
  • 1 cup of cornmeal$1.40
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 2 green tomatoes$0.69

Total$17.79

that's $4.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut into pieces
  • 300 g of cilantro
  • 2 green peppers (bell peppers), without the seeds
  • A large onion, with its stem.
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 cup of cornmeal
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 green tomatoes
  • Do as you please.

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