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.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- SOUR CREAM ENCHILADA SAUCE
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 small yellow onion finely, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 can fire-roasted green chiles (4 oz)
- CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 - green onions thinly sliced
- 2 1/2 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar
- 1 can fire-roasted green chiles (4 oz)
- 12 - corn or flour tortillas
- - chopped cilantro
How To Make sour cream chicken enchiladas
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 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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Step 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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Step 4Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sour cream and fire-roasted green chiles.
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Step 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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Step 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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Step 7Drizzle the remaining sauce over the enchiladas.
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Step 8Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
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Step 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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