How to Make Speedy Chicken Verde Enchiladas

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken verde enchiladas. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Verde Enchiladas is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken Verde Enchiladas is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken verde enchiladas using 12 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Verde Enchiladas:

1. Prepare 5 lbs chicken thighs (you will need to pre-cook and shred)
2. Get 2.5 cups mild salsa verde
3. Get 1/2 Cup Salsa Jalapena
4. Make ready 5 cloves minced garlic
5. Take 2-7 oz. Cans roasted green chilis(drain first)
6. Get 1 bunch cilantro chopped (3/4 cup)
7. Take 10 oz.can (minimum) enchilada sauce
8. Prepare 1 lime (juice from)
9. Get 4 cups shredded jack cheese
10. Take 1 1/2 cups sour cream
11. Make ready 24 corn tortillas(pkg. of 30)
12. Get 1 tablespoon cooking oil

Instructions to make Chicken Verde Enchiladas:

1. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat and saute minced garlic for 1 minute.
2. Stir in the salsa verde and salsa jalapena. Then heat thoroughly.
3. Remove skillet from heat and stir in sour cream and most of the cilantro saving a little for garnish.
4. Taste. Add salt, pepper, or even more sour cream if sauce is too spicy.
5. Set aside 2 cups of the sauce to use when assembling the enchiladas.
6. Squeeze the juice of the lime all over the shredded chicken.
7. Stir in shredded chicken and half of the cheese to main portion of the sauce.
8. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray two 13x9 in. baking pans with cooking oil and spread half of the reserved sauce (minus chicken) in each baking pan.
9. Put a portion of chicken mixture in each tortilla and roll, placing them in the pan side by side. (I quickly dip each tortilla in boiling water before rolling so they don't break)
10. You will end up with 2 full pans of enchiladas. (Approximately 24 total)
11. Pour enchilada sauce over enchiladas and add cheese to the top. I prefer jack cheese, but use what you like.
12. Cover pans with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
13. Then bake uncovered for another 15 minutes.
14. Serve with cilantro on top.
15. I make spanish rice and beans to compliment this meal.
16. Link to my Spanish Rice recipe:
17. Spanish Rice: Https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/11008554-spanish-rice?invite_token=RQZWEVG5tfSCLZwZBzneUxT1&shared_at=1604947576

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