Lisa of Jersey Girl Cooks posted this easy and delicious enchilada recipe last December but I didn’t discover it until recently. My husband loved these enchiladas. After the first bite he said, “Oh, these are good.“ Then he said the same thing about ten more times. I loved that they were quick and easy as well as delicious!
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in chicken breasts or purchased already cooked rotisserie chicken
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup salsa verde
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 12 6-inch corn tortillas (I used flour tortillas)
- 3 cups shredded light Mexican blend cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place chicken on a large baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast in oven for about 40 - 50 minutes or until the internal temperature is about 170 degrees. Remove from oven and let cool. When cool enough to handle, shred chicken into bite-sized pieces and place in a bowl. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat a large saucepan to medium high and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the onions. Saute for 8 - 10 minutes or until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cumin and saute for an additional minute. Stir in the flour until blended and cook for a minute. Slowly pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 - 4 minutes or until thickened. Add the salsa verde, sour cream, and cilantro. Stir to combine. Season the creamy green chili sauce with salt and pepper.
- Add about 1 cup of the creamy green chili sauce to the shredded chicken and stir to combine.To assemble enchiladas get a large baking dish and spray with cooking spray. Dip a tortilla into the creamy green chili sauce and put it on a cutting board. (You can also put tortillas in the microwave for a few seconds to make them easier to work with.) Put a big scoop of the chicken mixture in the center, sprinkle with a little of the cheese, and roll up the tortilla to enclose the filling. Place the enchilada in the baking dish. Continue to fill all of the tortillas and put them in the baking dish. Pour the remaining creamy green chili sauce over the top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake uncovered for about 20 - 25 minutes until bubbly and the cheese is melted. Serve hot with sour cream.
Notes
Recipe by: Dinners for a Year and Beyond
Thanks Lisa for sharing this wonderful recipe. Be sure and stop by her blog to check out all her fabulous recipes!
I also owe Lisa a big thank you because I was the winner of her My Blogspark General Mills Movie Moment giveaway! I received my tickets this week and I’m planning to take the family to the new Sandra Bullock film this weekend!
Starting in November, you can receive a free movie ticket when you purchase two specially marked packages of General Mills’ Cereals. After purchasing two cereals, visit generalmills.com/moviecash to enter the code found inside each box of cereal and print your free movie certificate good for admission to any movie.
Awards
I also owe a big thank you to Ninette of Big, Bold, Beautiful Food, my Daring Baker buddy, who recently received the Over the Top Award and passed it on to me!
Ninette always has wonderful recipe and great pictures of her beautiful food and recently wrote a touching post asking “are food blogs really about food? Maybe. Or maybe they’re about sharing the joy of every day moments and what we have in common.” I couldn’t agree more.
I’m passing this award on to the following fabulous women with Over the Top food blogs:
- Katie at goodLife {eats}
- Jaime at Good Eats ‘n Sweet Treats
- Memória at Mangio da Sola
- Amy at Streaming Gourmet
- Rachel at La Fuji Mama
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I also owe a big thank you to Fahrenheit 350° for awarding me the Lemonade Stand Gratitude Award. She recently celebrated her one year blogiversary with a fabulous week long giveaway! Her cute polka dot blog is filled with fun ideas and delicious food.
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I am grateful for all the wonderful friends that I have met through blogging. I usually start my day on Twitter and always leave with a smile. So I’m passing this award on to some of the wonderful, witty food bloggers who bring sunshine to my day:
- Janet of LaDue & Crew
- Megan of Megans Cookin’
- April of Abbys Sweets
- Shelby of Grumpy’s Honeybunch
- Asha of Fork-Spoon-Knife
- Barbara of Vino Luci Style
- Tiffany of Food Finery
- Cristie of The Table Runner
- Maria of Two Peas and Their Pod
- Becky of Vintage Mixer
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I am sure my hubs will love your enchiladas too! Thanks for sharing the award!
Mm…that enchilada looks so cheesy. My mouth is watering : )
Oh my, I've never even thought about getting an award for my blog! What a wonderful new world this has opened up for me. Thank you, Barbara!
The enchiladas look like the perfect dinner on a cold, wintry night! Congrats on your awards!
Perfect chicken enchilada recipe. Congrats on your giveaway wins and your awards. You have a great blog Barbara.
Wow congrats on your awards
How fun is that! Now these enchiladas look great. I bet they were full of flavor and deliciousness…yum!
I love enchiladas. These look super yummy!
Congrats on ur awards…this looks delicious…
Those enchiladas look really good! Easy ya say huh? I'm bookmarking these!
I want to go seee that Sandra Bullock movie too. It looks excellent.
Thanks for the award. Now I'm off to check out all the links.
Wow! These Green Chiles Enchiladas look delicious!!
Thanks for the award, Barbara!
Those enchiladas look and sound phenomenal! Look at you–you are quite the lucky woman winning all sorts of awards and prizes lately
! That's awesome!
I'm so honored Barbara!!!! Thanks for the award and your kind words!
Aww!! thank you sooo much for the award… you are so sweet and you know how much sweeter you make my day through our little twee-chats!
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That looks like such a yummy dinner. Well done on those awards, you deserve them!
I love enchiladas. We make them every week, but usually just boring chicken with red sauce and cheese ones. These look like a great change!
Delicious meal! Congratulations on your awards. Very well-deserved!
I have never made enchiladas. My husband and I both love Mexican food so I should and these to my list. Congrats on your awards!
This looks really delicious. I love that your recipe doesn't call for a can of mushroom soup.
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I love creamy chicken enchiladas with verde sauce! It just seems to "work". Congrats on your award!
Love the green chili sauce you've used in this dish. And congratulations on your lovely awards. Bravo!
Oh yum! These look delicious! Cant wait to try them…I love enchiladas with verde sauce.
This recipe sounds delish! I am going to make it this week! Thanks for the award and congrats to you on recieving them!!
Mmmm that first picture is a winner — as soon as I saw it I had a CRAVING for these! I bet they're delicious. Can't wait to make them.
Enchiladas are a hit in my house! These look great! I love Sandra Bullock – have fun at the movies!
oh wow, that picture is making my mouth water, i love green enchiladas!! congrats on the award!
The Enchiladas sounds delish! I love mexican food.
Congrats on all your awards, you deserve them darling.
Have a nice evening.
Yes! They look wonderful! I want them for lunch, how soon can you be here?
Congrats on your awards!! The enchiladas look so good. They are my idea of a great meal
I love Mexican food. I just wish Grumpy did!!
Barbara, this does look very good indeed, and would be well received here too, YUM.
Congratulations on your award. Well deserved!
If your hubby loved it that much Barbra I'm bookmarking to make for the kids!!
The enchiladas look amazing! Congrats on all the awards =D. Thats fantastic!
I must make these – soon! I'm sure my husband will love them, too.
Congrats on your awards! The enchiladas look wonderful and I'd love to try this recipe. We all love Mexican food around here!
I love enchiladas! Your look and sound fantastic!Great blog!
First, congratulations on your award…second, the enchiladas look fantastic
Barbara,
First congrats on all your blog awards. (and your wins too!) Also, thanks for sharing this mexican dish. Now I want to make it for my family. My husband would love it. And I love your plate by the way.
This is a favorite recipe that I developed for one of my personal chef clients. They also freeze great so make an extra big batch!!
thank you so much for the award!