sour cream chicken enchiladas
These sour cream chicken enchiladas are made with cooked chicken mixed with sour cream, green chiles, Monterey Jack, and cheddar cheese. The chicken is rolled in tortillas and smothered with sour cream enchilada sauce and a generous helping of Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese.
yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For sour cream chicken enchiladas
- SOUR CREAM ENCHILADA SAUCE
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1/4 cbutter
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1 smyellow onion finely, chopped
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3 clovegarlic, minced
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3 Tbspall-purpose flour
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2 clow-sodium chicken broth
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1/2 csour cream
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1 canfire-roasted green chiles (4 oz)
- CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
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1/2 csour cream
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2green onions thinly sliced
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2 1/2 cdiced or shredded cooked chicken
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3/4 cshredded cheddar
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1 canfire-roasted green chiles (4 oz)
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12corn or flour tortillas
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chopped cilantro
How To Make sour cream chicken enchiladas
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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2Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, stirring several times. Reduce the heat to low and add the minced garlic, cooking for 1 minute while stirring.
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3Sprinkle the onion mixture with the flour and cook over medium-low heat for 2 minutes. Slowly add the chicken broth while stirring. Cook until thickened.
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4Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sour cream and fire-roasted green chiles.
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5In a medium bowl combine the sour cream, green onions, cooked chicken, 1/4 cup of each cheese, fire-roasted green chiles, and 3 tablespoons of the sour cream enchilada sauce.
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6Spread about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of chicken mixture down the center of the tortilla. Roll the tortillas up and place them in a greased 9×13-inch dish.
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7Drizzle the remaining sauce over the enchiladas.
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8Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
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9Remove the foil, sprinkle with the remaining cheese, and bake uncovered for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese melts. Top with chopped cilantro and serve promptly.
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