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This Chicken Posole Verde Recipe has shredded chicken and tender hominy in a crazy flavorful verde broth. Such wonderful flavor in the verde sauce, and you won’t believe how easy it is to make! (Thanks to Iowa Corn for sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own.)
About a month ago, I was lucky enough to attend the annual Corn Quest with Iowa Corn and 9 other bloggers. It was such an amazing trip! (Maybe you caught my Corn Salsa Recap Post a few weeks ago talking all about it?) We learned so much about corn: how it’s grown, how it’s harvested and the many different uses of corn, both in products and recipes.
During our trip, we had the pleasure of attending a cooking class at Whisk Away Café in DeWitt, Iowa. The owner,…
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