Chicken Enchiladas With Salsa Verde

For these Chicken Enchiladas, tender chicken, a zesty homemade salsa verde, and gooey cheese get wrapped in a soft tortilla to make for one satisfying Mexican meal.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Servings people

Calories 1014kcal

Author FoodFaithFitness

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove minced
1 red onion chopped
1 cup salsa verde
2 tbsp sour cream
½ cup shredded Mexican cheese or cheddar cheese
fresh cilantro for garnish chopped
1 cup cooked chicken breast shredded
4 flour or corn tortillas
pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F and prepare a casserole dish.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Cook the minced garlic until fragrant for about 1 minute. Add the shredded chicken and cook until warm. Set aside.
In a bowl combine the sour cream, salsa verde, and half of the chopped cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
Combine the shredded chicken with half of the salsa verde sauce to make the filling. Divide the filling between the tortillas, roll them up, and place them into the casserole dish
Spread the remaining sauce over the tortillas and sprinkle with Mexican or cheddar cheese.
Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and lightly golden brown.
Remove the casserole from the oven and garnish it with chopped cilantro and red onions. Devour!

Notes

To prevent the enchiladas from opening during baking, place them seam-side down in the baking dish.

Add the sauce to the bottom of the pan to prevent the tortillas from sticking to the bottom. Ideally you can coat the baking dish with butter to prevent everything from sticking while baking.

If your enchiladas are soggy, make sure to drain all ingredients that contain lots of liquid. Also remove the aluminum foil in the last minutes of cooking. This will crisp up the top. Also, opt for corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas, they won't get soggy that quick.

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