Chicken Chile Verde Enchiladas Recipes

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN CHILE SAUCE (SALSA VERDE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Combine chicken, onion mixture, cheese blend, cream cheese, salsa verde, olives, cilantro, and jalapenos in a large bowl for the filling. Mix well.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, then chicken broth. Cook until sauce starts to thicken, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in sour cream and salsa verde; cook until heated through. Spread a spoonful of sauce over the bottoms of two 9x11-inch casserole dishes.
• Wrap a tortilla in a damp paper towel and microwave for about 30 seconds. Fill with the chicken mixture, roll up, and place seam-side down into a baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas until each dish holds 8 enchiladas.
• Spoon remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS VERDES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine tomatillos, green onions, jalapeno peppers, and garlic together in a baking dish.
• Roast vegetables in the preheated oven until softened and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
• Pour roasted vegetables, cilantro, chicken stock, lime juice, and salt into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until a smooth salsa consistency is reached.
• Place 6 tortillas, overlapping, in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover tortillas with 1/2 the chicken. Top chicken with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese and pour 1/2 the salsa over the cheese. Repeat layering process with remaining tortillas, chicken, mozzarella cheese, and salsa. Sprinkle crumbled queso fresco over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 25 minutes.

AUTHENTIC ENCHILADAS VERDES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine chicken breast with chicken broth, one quarter onion, a clove of garlic, and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, and then boil for 20 minutes. Reserve broth, set chicken aside to cool, and discard onion and garlic. When cool enough to handle, shred chicken with your hands.
• Place tomatillos and serrano chiles in a pot with water, enough to cover them. Bring to boil, and continue boiling until tomatillos turn a different shade of green (from bright green to a dull, army green). Strain tomatillos and chiles, and place in a blender with another quarter piece of onion, 1 clove garlic, and a pinch of salt. Pour in reserved chicken broth, so that liquid just covers the veggies in the blender by about an inch. Blend all ingredients until they are completely pureed. Pour salsa in a medium saucepan, and bring to a low boil.
• Pour oil in a frying pan, and allow to get very hot. Slightly fry tortillas one by one in hot oil, setting each on a paper towel afterwards to soak some of the oil. Finally, dip slightly fried tortillas in low-boiling green salsa, until tortillas become soft again. Place on plates, 3 per person.
• Fill or top tortillas with shredded chicken, then extra green sauce. Top with crumbled cheese, chopped onion, and chopped cilantro.

CHICKEN CHILE VERDE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Cook chicken breasts and shred.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together cooked shredded chicken, first 2 cups of cheeses, sour cream, onion and diced green chiles. It should be the texture of chicken salad.
• Coat the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish with enchilada sauce.
• Optional: If tortillas are going to crack you can warm them in the oven or dip them in enchilada sauce.
• Place a scant 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture on each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in the baking dish. **Use 1/3 cup of chicken mixture in thin tortillas.**.
• After all of the tortillas are filled and in the baking dish pour all of the remaining enchilada sauce over them.
• Top with the remaining 2/3 cups of shredded cheeses and sliced olives.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until bubbly.

CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS VERDE

Steps:

• 1. HEAT oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2. MIX sour cream and salsa until well blended.
• 3. Cook and stir onions and garlic in hot oil in large skillet on medium heat 4 to 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• 4. Stir in chicken, 1 cup sour cream mixture, chiles and 1/2 cup cheese .
• 5. SPOON about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla
• 6. Roll up.
• 7. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with remaining tomatillo sauce and cheese. Cover.
• 8. BAKE 15 to 20 min. or until heated through.
• Serving Suggestion:
• Serve with a side of hot cooked rice to round out the meal.
• Special Extra:
• Sprinkle with chopped tomatoes and sliced green onions just before serving.
• Variation:
• Prepare as directed, omitting the oil and substituting 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef for the chicken. Brown meat with onions and garlic; continue as directed.
• How to Shred Cooked Chicken:
• Place cooked chicken on cutting board. Use 2 forks or your fingers to pull meat lengthwise in opposite directions, separating it into long shreds.