Sunday dinners are a special time of the week.  It marks the end of a restful weekend and indicates the transition back into the work week.  For food lovers like myself, Sundays are often filled with meal prep and the opportunity to make a large batch of food that can be reheated throughout the week.  Tonight, we hosted some of our dear friends for a Sunday dinner.  These friends are family, and sitting around the table is both comforting and grounding.  I couldn’t ask for a better bookend.

Knowing that this crowd is open to new culinary adventures I took a risk making a recipe I’d never made before. But, others were bringing salads and appetizers, and we cooked up a few garlic and lemon chicken thighs just in case this was a bust.

In the end, however, I decided this recipe was worth posting here on the blog!  This dish reminded me that the Instant Pot is a worthwhile gadget.  Tonight we used it to make the rice, then we sauteed the onions and pressure cooked the chicken with the tomatillos and chiles, and the final step was to saute the cooked dish with a bit of cheese.

As my friend noted, this dish looked like the “inside of a chicken pot pie”, and the flavors all came together for a warm cheesy and hearty Sunday meal that did not disappoint.  I would 100 % make this again, but I would add a bit of spice such as hot sauce or even a jalapeno.