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Easy Chicken Enchiladas. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. These have been one of my most popular recipes since I first posted, which I am not surprised! My easy homemade enchilada sauce really makes it outstanding, so don't skip that step!
Easy Chicken Enchiladas is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Easy Chicken Enchiladas is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook easy chicken enchiladas using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Chicken Enchiladas:
- Prepare 1 each whole chicken cooked or rotisserie
- Make ready 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Prepare 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Prepare 2 cup chicken broth
- Get 1 1/2 cup sour cream or low fat plain yogurt
- Prepare 3 cup Mexican cheese blend
- Prepare 1 packages small flour tortillas
- Make ready 1 can enchilada sauce
Corn tortillas are dipped in red chili sauce to bake in the flavor in this easy chicken enchiladas recipe. This chicken enchilada recipe is very easy to make because it uses left-over (or rotisserie) chicken and a few simple ingredients. This easy chicken enchiladas recipe is an authentic Mexican food staple. Tender pieces of shredded chicken are rolled in flour tortillas and topped with a homemade enchilada sauce.
Steps to make Easy Chicken Enchiladas:
- If using a rotisserie chicken, pull meat from bone and shred. If using a whole chicken, you can broil or roast with seasonings you like.
- In skillet, make a roux using the unsalted butter and all purpose flour. To do this, on medium heat, melt butter and gradually add flour, stirring, ensuring there are no lumps. I generally cook this long enough to where it begins to turn a light brown, adding a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Once roux is formed, stir in sour cream or yogurt. Gradually add broth. Once combined, add 1 cup of cheese until melted and combined. Set aside.
- In a 9 x 13 oven safe dish, coat bottom with a portion of enchilada sauce - just coating the bottom.
- Turn on and preheat oven to 350. Take a flour tortilla and place shredded chicken in middle. Top chicken with good amount of cheese. Roll up and place in dish with enchilada sauce. Can get about 8 out of this.
- Pour cheese sauce made in skillet over top of rolled tortillas. Top with remaining shredded cheese. (Option: pour remaining enchilada sauce on top too.)
- Bake for 35 minutes or until the cheese is well melted. Enjoy!
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