As I’ve mentioned in recent posts, we’ve been traveling a LOT lately due to house hunting and a few other projects that have taken us out of the state. During our travels, we found a Mexican restaurant in Cleveland, GA that had a dish called Chori Pollo (pronounced Shore-ee-Poy-oh) on the menu. I’d never heard of it before, but since I LOVE Chorizo and the dish met my low carb and gluten free criteria, I decided to give it a try. AMAZING.
It’s basically seasoned cooked chicken (pollo), topped with Mexican Chorizo (Chori) and caramelized onions, and smothered with melted cheese. A deceptively simple combination of ingredients – together they make a dish that is incredibly flavorful and addicting! Mr. Hungry and I both loved it and have ordered it multiple times since then. Apparently lots of Mexican restaurants have it on the menu, and I just never noticed it until now. Be sure to look for it next time you’re at your favorite Mexican joint – you won’t be sorry!
I knew I could easily recreate this recipe at home, and also that it would make a perfect low carb turkey leftover recipe, which is why I waited until now to share it. Unfortunately a lot of turkey leftover recipes use the same ingredients as the turkey dinner, so the flavor profile is similar and gets boring quick.
This is a great recipe to completely transform your leftover turkey into something totally new and exciting – an attractive prospect when you’re on Day 3 and suffering major turkey burnout.
Obviously you can also make this any time of year with cooked chicken as well – make it with a rotisserie chicken and you’ve got dinner on the table in less than half an hour.
In the Mexican restaurants they serve the Chori Pollo with a side of rice and beans, some lettuce, tomato and guacamole, and a few tortillas. Depending on your family’s dietary restrictions, you can use corn tortillas to keep it gluten free, and if you’re low carb it’s perfect on it’s own or served over shredded romaine lettuce and sliced tomatoes with some sour cream and avocado on top.
This low carb Mexican recipe also reheats well and will keep for several days so it makes the perfect low carb lunch for during the week. Seriously, what’s not to love?
Low Carb Mexican Chori Pollo Recipe – Gluten Free
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- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
A delicious low carb Mexican recipe that is the perfect use for your turkey or chicken leftovers! A Keto, LCHF, and Atkins diet friendly recipe.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup sliced onions
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 3 cups shredded (cooked) chicken or turkey meat
- 8 oz raw Mexican Chorizo
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
- 1 cup shredded jack or cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a medium saute pan and add your sliced onions. Season with salt and pepper and cook over low medium heat for 7 – 10 minutes or until golden and caramelized. Remove from the pan and set aside. Remove the chorizo from the plastic packaging and add to the pan you just cooked the onions in. Cook for about 5 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon until cooked through. Remove and set aside. Add your cooked shredded chicken or turkey to the pan along with the coriander, cumin, garlic powder, and chipotle powder. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired. Heat for 3 – 5 minutes.
To assemble the Chori Pollo:
- Spread the chicken out to a depth of about 1 inch in an oven proof casserole dish. Sprinkle the chorizo evenly over the top of the chicken. Then spread the onions over the chorizo. Finally, sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top. Bake at 375 degrees (F) for about 10 minutes or the cheese has melted. Serve hot with sour cream and whatever other Mexican “fixings” you prefer.
Notes
Approx nutrition info per serving: 405 calories, 30g fat, 3g net carbs, 37g protein
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approximately 3/4 cup
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Reader Interactions
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Brett says
I suggest adding some chicken broth when heating up the chicken and adding the spices. Without doing this, you’ll most likely be left with very dry chicken. I was a little confused when I saw the recipe and just thought I’d follow if. Now knowing how dry the chicken is after following the recipe, I’d definitely alter it in the future.
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Cathy says
We really enjoyed this. A great way to use up leftover chicken!
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Tiffany Jerner says
Really easy and tasty. I skipped the casserole assembly step and instead tossed the chicken and chorizo together, topped that with the cheese, and served immediately with guac and sour cream. Definitely will make again.
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Harold Lane says
Chorizo is the bomb! Just wanted everyone to know that there are two types of chorizo: Mexican and Spanish. Spanish style comes in links and can hold it’s original shape during and after cooking. Mexican style comes in long, narrow rolls (like country sausage, but a skinny chubb) and doesn’t hold together very well when cooked. It also has a lot of grease, but it’s my favorite. It already has the Mexican seasonings in it and has hot and mild options. Tastes and smells just like taco filling! In fact it’s my easy 1-ingredient taco filling. Maybe a trip to a Mexican supermarket? (-:
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Calvin says
haven’t heard of this dish name, but all the ingredients look like it’d make a tasty one which I’d like
Angela says
Where do you get raw Mexican Chorizo??? Does anyone have a picture of which you buy the one I bought didn’t taste nothing like the restaurant
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Susan says
Angela, I buy my Chorizo at Stater bros in their meat deli. I have found that this is the “meatiest” kind. I don’t mess with the long skinny tubes, because they do not give as much meat, way too much fat/grease.
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Angela says
I made this tonight, and it was very good! The family really enjoyed it.
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Mr Hungry says
One of my favorites! Love ya many!!
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Noah says
Looks good. I get this all the time in restaurants but its never shredded chicken. its usually a butterflied chicken breast so i might make it that way but I’m deff. making this.
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AussieBoy says
I wasn’t sure if I would like this dish after I had baked it. I thought I messed this up when I mixed the onions with the chicken! Its hard to get chipotle powder in supermarkets here in Oz as well, so I replaced it with chipotle sauce. It still turned out really well. Thanks!
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kristi says
This was delicious. I made it yesterday and am looking forward to left overs tonight. Thank you for yet another wonderful recipe. I also love that your recipes are in My Fitness Pal!
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kristi says
This was delicious. I made it yesterday and am looking forward to left overs tonight. Thank you for yet another wonderful recipe. I also love that your recipes are in My Fitness Pal!
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Michele says
Hi Melissa,
I made this for my family and they enjoyed it. My kids ate it with beans as a burrito and I had it with avocado & sour cream. I ended up throwing in the chicken to the same pan with the chorizo after I cooked it and let it all come together that way vs. taking the chorizo out of the pan. I also added some chicken stock for moisture because my leftover shredded chicken was dry. I then layered the chicken mixture, cooked onions and cheese and baked it until the cheese melted. I will definitely make this again. Thanks!
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Rise says
I get something similar to this at my local Mexican restaurant! They add some other grilled veg but the onion, chorizo, and chicken are the best part! Thanks for this!
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KalynsKitchen says
Good morning! Just letting you know that I featured this recipe in my 25 Deliciously Healthy Low-Carb Recipes Round-Up from November 2015. Hope a lot of my readers will come over here and try it!
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Jennifer says
This looks great…I’m making it tonight with the last of our turkey leftovers. YUM
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