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Monday, May 25, 2015

Chicken Enchiladas Verdes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 cups cooked chicken, 1 rotisserie chicken
  • 24 ounces salsa verde, divided
  • 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded divided
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, divided chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 16 six inch corn tortillas
  • 1 onion, halved and sliced thin (optional)
  • sour cream, to serve with
  • guacamole, to serve with

Recipe

  • 1 shred chicken.
  • 2 mix chicken with 3/4 cups salsa verde, 1 1/2 cups cheese, 1/4 cup cilantro, salt, and pepper.
  • 3 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
  • 4 spread 1 cup salsa over bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
  • 5 microwave tortillas on high in microwave safe plastic bag until warm, about 45 seconds. (so they are easier to roll.).
  • 6 working one at a time, spoon about 1/4 cup chicken filling onto a tortilla-roll into a cylinder and place, seam side down, in baking dish.
  • 7 drizzle enchiladas with 1 1/2 cups of salsa, sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • 8 lightly spray sheet of foil with cooking spray, cover dish and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.
  • 9 remove foil-sprinkle with onion and remaining cilantro-let stand a few minutes.
  • 10 serve with remaining salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.
  • 11 note about freezing: make up filling through step 2, freeze, defrost in fridge 24 hours before, and proceed with remaining part of recipe.

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