Easy Braised Chicken Drumsticks in Tomatillo Sauce (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or Stove Top)

An easy Mexican-inspired chicken dish made with just a few ingredients!

⏱ 40 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 30min 📊 Medium 🍽 6 servings 👁 8
Easy Braised Chicken Drumsticks in Tomatillo Sauce (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or Stove Top)

Ingredients

6 servings

Instructions

  1. Season chicken with vinegar, salt, pepper and oregano. Marinate a few hours if time permits.
  2. Set the Instant Pot to saute, when hot add the oil and the chicken to brown on both sides, about 4 minutes on each side.
  3. Add the tomatillo salsa, 2 tablespoons of the cilantro and jalapeno, cover and cook on high pressure 20 minutes, until the chicken is tender. When the pressure releases, garnish with cilantro and serve over rice if desired.
  4. Place ingredients in the slow cooker and cook low 6 hours or high 3 hours.
  5. Follow same directions, add a little water and cook covered on low until chicken is very tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
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Nutrition per serving

161kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$849.00
Per Serving
$142.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1698.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
chicken drumsticks 6 $527.00
cider vinegar 1 tbsp $5.00
kosher salt 1 tsp $2.00
black pepper 0.125 tsp $3.00
dried oregano 1 tsp $30.00
olive oil 1 tsp $7.00
jarred tomatillo sauce 0.5 cups $51.00
chopped cilantro 0.25 cup $117.00
jalapeno 1 $107.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Easy Braised Chicken Drumsticks in Tomatillo Sauce (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or Stove Top)

Ingredients:
  • 6 chicken drumsticks (on the bone, skin removed (24 oz))
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups jarred tomatillo sauce (I used Frontera)
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (divided)
  • 1 jalapeno (halved and seeded)

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