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Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
: tender chicken breast in tortillas covered with a creamy sauce
Course
Main Dish - Chicken
Cuisine
Tex-Mex
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Calories
431
kcal
Author
Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
2.5
pounds
chicken breasts
1
quart
chicken broth
, divided use
¼
cup
cilantro
,chopped
4
cloves
garlic
1
small onion
1
stalk celery
1
carrot
½
dried chipotle
, or New Mexico chile
1
teaspoon
salt
few cranks of black pepper
16
corn tortillas
½
cup
Pepper Jack
shredded-or Monterey Jack, or Colby cheese
¼
cup
butter
¼
cup
flour
½
cup
buttermilk
¼
cup
milk
1
cup
canned green chilis
½
cup
cheese
,your choice for topping
¼
cup
cilantro
,chopped
¼
teaspoon
salt
¼
teaspoon
pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Add the chicken breast, broth, ¼ c cilantro, garlic, onion, celery, carrot, salt, pepper and chipotle to a stockpot.
Simmer
until the chicken breast is cooked through but not dry, about 15 minutes.
Remove chicken, strain broth and set aside.
Shred the chicken with a fork.
Meanwhile make the sauce.
Melt the butter over medium heat.
Sprinkle the flour over and cook for one minute stirring constantly
Whisk in the 1 cup of strained broth, buttermilk and the milk.
Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and is smooth, about 5 minutes.
Mix the ½ cup of cheese with the chicken breast and spoon enough sauce in it to make it moist.
Spoon enough sauce over the bottom of a greased, 13 x 9" baking dish to cover it.
Dip the warm tortillas in the sauce and then lay flat on a plate.
Spoon ¼ cup or so of the chicken mixture in the tortilla and roll tightly.
Lay seam side down in the prepared baking dish.
Repeat until the chicken mixture is all used up.
Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas, sprinkle with the green chilis, remaining ½ c cheese, and cilantro.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories:
431
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
31
g
|
Protein:
38
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
8
g
|
Cholesterol:
122
mg
|
Sodium:
1215
mg
|
Potassium:
841
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
2
g
|
Vitamin A:
1770
IU
|
Vitamin C:
18.3
mg
|
Calcium:
204
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg