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Treasure Cave Blue Cheese Colorado Green Chile Chicken Tamale Bowl
  • Prep
    10 min
  • Total
    20 min
  • Serving
    4

Blue Cheese & Colorado Green Chile Chicken Tamale Bowl

By: Lauren Greir / @thecurious_plate

 

 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken tenderloins, cubed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ⅓ cup diced yellow onion
  • 2 4-ounce cans green chiles, divided
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup quick-cooking polenta
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ⅓ cup Treasure Cave Crumbled Blue Cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil, then chicken. Season chicken with kosher salt and pepper and continue to cook until browned (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from skillet and set on plate.
  2. In the same skillet, add onion and a can of green chiles. Season with kosher salt and pepper and cook until the onion has softened (about 4 minutes). Return the chicken to the skillet and toss with onion and green chiles. Remove skillet from the heat.
  3. Add 3 cups of water to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
  4. Pour in 1 cup of quick-cooking polenta. Stir until the polenta has absorbed all of the liquid (about 5 minutes).
  5. Turn the heat to a low simmer and gently stir in Treasure Cave crumbled blue
  6. cheese, remaining green chiles, butter, cream, kosher salt and pepper. To serve, spoon polenta into a bowl and top with crispy chicken.
  7. Garnish with more Treasure Cave crumbled blue cheese and serve!

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