everybody loves enchiladas

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48 Pinches
Ypsilanti, MI
Updated on Jan 16, 2012

Everybody, but everybody, loves these creamy, cheesy enchiladas!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 20 Min
method ---
yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 - bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (they'll stay more moist)
  • 2 cups chicken broth (not bouillon)
  • 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 16 ounces sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 12 ounces jar medium salsa (or to your taste)
  • 29 ounces can tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • - warm cooking oil
  • - corn tortillas

How To Make everybody loves enchiladas

  • Step 1
    Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Poach chicken lightly in broth – do NOT boil. (Use broth for another recipe.) Bone, skin, and shred meat. Mix with cheese and sour cream, and set aside.
  • Step 2
    Heat 2 T olive oil in a large skillet. Stir-fry onion, garlic and oregano, just until onion is translucent. Do not brown. Add salsa, tomato sauce and salt, and simmer until thickened.
  • Step 3
    Spread 1/4 c. of salsa mix on the bottom of 9 x 13'' pan, Dip tortillas in separate warm oil, one by one, to soften. Dip a tortilla in salsa mix, lay on a board, and top with 1/4 c. of chicken mix across the middle. Roll it up,and lay it seam-side down in the prepared pan. Repeat until chicken is gone. Cover all with the rest of the salsa mix.
  • Step 4
    Bake 20 minutes. Serve with cooked or Spanish rice, and refried beans on the side.

Discover More

Category: Chicken
Category: Salsas
Culture: Mexican
Keyword: #cheese
Keyword: #corn
Keyword: #enchiladas
Keyword: #tortilla

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