grilled chicken enchiladas & spicy cheddar sauce
Fun Fact: The enchilada is one of the dishes mentioned in Mexico's first cookbook in 1831!
prep time
25 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Grill
yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3 large chicken breasts, grilled and finely chopped chicken
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (separated)
- 10+ flour tortillas
- 1 cup red enchilada sauce
- SPICY CHEDDAR SAUCE
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
- 1 roasted red pepper, peeled and finely diced (jarred or roast yourself)
- 1 small can of green chilis diced
- salt and pepper to taste
How To Make grilled chicken enchiladas & spicy cheddar sauce
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Step 1Grill chicken 8 minutes per side. Cool and chop chicken very finely.
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Step 2Heat butter in deep skillet over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Saute until browned and softened. Add flour and make a roux. Pour in milk and stir with a wire whisk until smooth. Add remaining ingredients cook over medium heat. Stir with the wire whisk until it's smooth and cheddar cheese is fully incorporated.
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Step 3Mix 1 cup cheese sauce and 1 c.shredded cheddar into chicken mixture and stir until smooth and blended.
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Step 4Spoon chicken mixture into tortillas and roll up. Place each roll into a greased 9x13 pan.
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Step 5Pour remaining cheese sauce over tortilla rolls. Drizzle enchilada sauce over the top. I pour the enchilada sauce into a squirt bottle for sauces and squirt it evenly over each enchilada. You don't have to use it up, squirt it on until it looks good to you. You can serve leftover sauce on the table for extra sauce.
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Step 6sprinkle with remaining 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
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Step 7Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.
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Step 8garnish with a little green onion and sour cream or anything else you like!
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Chicken
Method:
Grill
Category:
Tacos & Burritos
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