Description
Delicious enchiladas filled with shredded chicken, smothered in salsa verde and topped with melted cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz salsa verde
- 1 cup Mexican crema
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 10 oz cooked, shredded chicken (about 2 cups)
- 1/4 cup neutral oil
- 12 corn tortillas
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese
- Queso fresco, jalapeno slices, thinly sliced onion, avocado, etc for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Combine the salsa verde, Mexican crema, and cilantro in a blender. Pulse until smooth.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened. Add in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir the chicken into the onion and cook for a minute or two, just to warm up slightly. Remove from the heat.
- Heat the neutral oil in a small skillet. Once hot, add one tortilla to the oil, cooking for a few seconds on each side. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Pour half of the salsa mixture into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Add about 1 tablespoon of the cheese down the center of one tortilla. Top with some of the chicken mixture. Roll the tortilla up and place in the baking dish, seam side down.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas, using up all of the chicken.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas. Top with the remaining cheese.
- Transfer to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the enchiladas are heated through, about 20-25 minutes.
- Serve topped with queso fresco, jalapeños, onion, or avocado slices.
Notes
- This recipe is versatile; feel free to add your favorite toppings.
- Best served fresh, but leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: main course
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 enchilada
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg